%2c_broadside_view.jpg) USSEtamin (AK-93), broadside view, underway off San Francisco, 25 May 1943. | |
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| Ordered | as aType EC2-S-C1 hull,MCE hull 1106[1] |
| Builder | Permanente Metals Corporation,Richmond, California |
| Cost | $959,509[2] |
| Yard number | 1106[1] |
| Way number | 1[1] |
| Laid down | 28 March 1943 |
| Launched | 25 April 1943 |
| Acquired | 8 May 1943 |
| Commissioned | 25 May 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 26 June 1944 |
| In service | 12 August 1944 |
| Out of service | 9 July 1946 |
| Reclassified | non-self propelled storage hulk, 12 August 1944 |
| Stricken | 31 July 1946 |
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| Honors and awards | 2 ×battle stars |
| Fate | Sold, 2 February 1948 |
| General characteristics[4] | |
| Class & type | Crater-classcargo ship |
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| Length | 441 ft 6 in (134.57 m) |
| Beam | 56 ft 11 in (17.35 m) |
| Draft | 28 ft 4 in (8.64 m) |
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| Speed | 12.5 kn (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph) |
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| Complement | 198 |
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USS Etamin (AK-93) was theLiberty ship (EC2)Isaac Babbitt constructed for theUS Maritime Commission (MARCOM) in 1943, forWorld War II service at a cost of $959,509. After acquisition by theUS Navy, the ship was namedEtamin, after the brightest star in the constellationDraco and manned by aUS Coast Guard crew. As aCrater-classcargo ship, she served the military in thePacific Ocean by providing food and material until she wastorpedoed and put out of service. After repairs, she served as a non-self-propelled floating warehouse for the rest of the war. The ship ended the war in thePhilippines and was among fifteen hulls sold for scrap for a lump sum of $271,000.
Etamin was launched 25 April 1943, asIsaac Babbitt, MCE hull 1106, byPermanente Metals Corporation, Yard No. 2,Richmond, California, under aMaritime Commission (MARCOM) contract; acquired by the Navy 8 May 1943; and commissioned 25 May 1943.[6][4]
She was assigned to theNaval Overseas Transportation Service (NOTS),12th Naval District with operational control given toCommander, 7th Fleet Service Force.[6]
The ship was one of five Navy manned Liberties assigned 8 December 1943 to theSouthwest Pacific Area for service to meet Army requirements.[7] She was active in the southwest Pacific Ocean issuing stores to the fleet and making minor repairs.[6]
On 27 April 1944,Etamin was disabled by atorpedo hit inMilne Bay and towed toCairns, Australia, where she decommissioned on 26 June 1944. The ship, no longer self-propelled because of the torpedo damage, was designated as anunclassified miscellaneous auxiliary (IX) and placed in service asEtamin (IX-173) on 12 August 1944 continuing to issue stores to the fleet while under tow. She was placed out of service on 9 July 1946 and stricken from theNavy List on 31 July.[6]
Returned to the MARCOM for disposal, the ship was laid up atSubic Bay, Philippines, 9 July 1946. She was one of fifteen vessels sold for scrap toAsia Development Corporation,Shanghai, for a total of $271,000.[8] She was sold 29 January 1948,[3] and delivered 3 March 1948.[8]
Etamin received twobattle stars for World War II service.[6]
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