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

AKS-8 USS Talita

• Acubens class General Stores Issue Ship:
• Displacement: 10,660 tons (full load)
• Length: 441'6"
• Beam: 57'
• Draft: 28'
• Speed: 11 knots
• Armament: 1 5"/38 DP, 1 3"/50 DP, 8 20mm
• Complement: 195
• Reciprocating engines, single screw, 1,950 horsepower
• Built at Oregon Shipbuilding, Portland, Oreg., and commissioned 3 March 1944

Additional Links:

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

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