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

AK-82 USS Hydra

• Enceladus class Cargo Ship:
• Displacement: 4,730 tons (full load)
• Length: 270'
• Beam: 43'
• Draft: 20'
• Speed: 8 knots
• Armament: 1 3"/50 DP, 8 20mm AA
• Complement: 83
• Diesel engines, single screw, 4,000 horsepower
• Built at Penn-Jersey Ship Building, Camden, N. J., and commissioned 25 September 1943
• Transferred to Army, 19 November 1943, to serve as ammunition ship

Additional Links:

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

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