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USS Melucta (AK-131) was a Crater-class cargo ship, converted from a Liberty Ship, commissioned by the US Navy for service in World War II. She was first named after , the president of the , and inventor of an improved high-speed screw jack and lifting machinery. She was renamed and commissioned after Melucta, a star in the constellation Gemini. She was responsible for delivering troops, goods and equipment to locations in the war zone.

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  • USS Melucta (AK-131) was a Crater-class cargo ship, converted from a Liberty Ship, commissioned by the US Navy for service in World War II. She was first named after , the president of the , and inventor of an improved high-speed screw jack and lifting machinery. She was renamed and commissioned after Melucta, a star in the constellation Gemini. She was responsible for delivering troops, goods and equipment to locations in the war zone. (en)
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  • 1944-03-31 (xsd:date)
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  • 1944-07-22 (xsd:date)
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  • 1944-03-31 (xsd:date)
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  • 1156379.0
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  • 1945-12-13 (xsd:date)
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  • 1944-01-21 (xsd:date)
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  • 1944-03-20 (xsd:date)
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  • Sold for scrapping, 24 March 1970, removed from fleet, 20 July 1970
  • Transferred toUS Navy, 31 March 1944
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  • title (en)
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  • 1944-03-31 (xsd:date)
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  • *1 × /38 caliber dual purpose gun *1 × /50 caliber dual purpose gun *6 × Oerlikon cannons anti-aircraft gun mounts (en)
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  • 1943-04-23 (xsd:date)
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  • St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida (en)
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  • 1944-07-22 (xsd:date)
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  • 213 (xsd:integer)
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  • 1944-03-31 (xsd:date)
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  • United States (en)
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  • 1945-12-13 (xsd:date)
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  • 0001-03-24 (xsd:gMonthDay)
  • 0001-03-31 (xsd:gMonthDay)
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  • *Hull symbol: AK-131 *Call sign: NHCO * (en)
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  • 1944-01-21 (xsd:date)
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  • 1944-03-20 (xsd:date)
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  • Melucta (en)
  • Thomas A. McGinley (en)
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  • Name reverted to Thomas A. McGinley when laid up in Reserve Fleet (en)
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  • as a type hull, MC hull 2470 (en)
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  • 1156379.0
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  • Mrs. McGinley (en)
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  • 1946-01-03 (xsd:date)
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  • 34 (xsd:integer)
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  • USS Melucta (AK-131) was a Crater-class cargo ship, converted from a Liberty Ship, commissioned by the US Navy for service in World War II. She was first named after , the president of the , and inventor of an improved high-speed screw jack and lifting machinery. She was renamed and commissioned after Melucta, a star in the constellation Gemini. She was responsible for delivering troops, goods and equipment to locations in the war zone. (en)
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  • USS Melucta (AK-131) (en)
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  • Melucta (en)
  • Thomas A. McGinley (en)
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