Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

AK-16 USS Spica

• Capella class Cargo Ship:
• Displacement: 11,500 tons (full load)
• Length: 401'
• Beam: 54'
• Draft: 24'
• Speed: 11 knots
• Armament: 1 5"/38 DP, 4 3"/50 DP, 8 20mm
• Complement: 189
• Geared turbine engines, single screw, 2,500 horsepower
• Built at American International Shipbuilding Corp., Hog Island, Pa., as SS Shannock
  acquired from the United States Shipping Board on 16 November 1921 and renamed Spica (AK-16)
  commissioned 1 March 1940

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Spica

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