USS Achernar (AKA-53) was an Andromeda-class attack cargo ship (a cargo ship designed to support amphibious warfare operations) of the United States Navy...
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named it Yerrerdetkurrk. USS Achernar (AKA-53) was a United States Navy attack cargo ship named after the star. Achernar is in the deep southern sky...
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planes. USS Aaron Ward (DM-34) (May 1945) USS Achernar (AKA-53) (April 1945) USS Achilles (ARL-41) USS Alpine (APA-92) USS Ammen (DD-527) USS Anthony...
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USS Turandot (AKA-47), later ARC-3 USS Valeria (AKA-48) USS Vanadis (AKA-49), later ARC-4 USS Veritas (AKA-50) USS Xenia (AKA-51) USS Zenobia (AKA-52) USS Achernar (AKA-53)...
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during the Spanish–American War Castilla (TA-21), ex USS Achernar (AKA-53) Castilla (L-21), ex USS Paul Revere (APA-248) Spanish ship Castilla (L52), Galicia-class...
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(ATA-181) USS Accomac (YT-18/YTL-18, APB-49, YTB-812) USS Acedia (SS-309) USS Achelous (ARL-1) USS Achernar (AKA-53) USS Achigan (YT-218/YTB-218) USS Achilles...
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torpedo-dropping kamikaze aircraft See USS Tyrrell on 3 April 1945 USS Underhill was damaged by kaiten launched from Japanese submarine I 53, cutting the ship in two...
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Ship Nation Category Type Neptune Loss USS Achernar (AKA-53) US auxiliary attack cargo HMS Adventure (M23) UK auxiliary support & repair HMS Ajax (22)...
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Hawaii on 17 February 1945 on board the USS Achernar (AKA-53) and LFASCU-3 left six days later on board USS Cepheus (AKA-18). All three of these units were...
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transport USS General A. E. Anderson (AP-111) and the attack cargo ship USS Achernar (AKA-53) at Terminal Island; aircraft and aircrews were embarked on USS Badoeng...
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assault echelon departed Hawaii on 22 February on board the USS Achernar (AKA-53) and USS Meriwether (APA-203). They steamed westward via Eniwetok, Ulithi...
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AK-21) AKA-6 ... AKA-8 (AK-23 ... AK-25) AKA-11 ... AKA-14 (AK-28, AK-53, AK-55, AK-56) 32 Tolland-class (C2-S-AJ3) AKA-64 ... AKA-87, AKA-101 ... 108...
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the first day, inflicting damage to USS West Virginia (BB-48), USS Achernar (AKA-53), USS Tyrrell (AKA-80) and USS Alpine (APA-92). Dive bombers claimed...
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the amphibious landings on Okinawa on 1 April, USS Franklin suffered over 800 killed and missing and USS Bunker Hill suffered 396 killed and missing. These...
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attack transports: Allendale, Meriwether, Menard, Kenton 1 attack cargo: Achernar Tractor Group "Easy": 23 LSTs, 5 LSMs Beach Party "Easy", Southern Beach...
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1944–1964) TA-20 Andromeda-class attack cargo ship (AKA) (1) TA-21 Castilla (1965–1982) (ex-AKA53 Achernar 1944–1963) L-10 Terrebone Parish-class tank landing...
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18 Feb 1971 sold for scrapping 19 Nov 1973 19 Aug 1966 18 Feb 1971 Achernar AKA-53 FSBD 6 Sep 1943 3 Dec 1943 31 Jan 1944 1 Jul 1963 transferred to Spanish...
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