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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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- Sold for scrapping, 24 March 1970, removed from fleet, 20 July 1970
- Transferred toUS Navy, 31 March 1944
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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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- St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida (en)
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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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- 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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- 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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