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

AE-17 USS Great Sitkin

• Wrangell class Ammunition Ship:
• Displacement: 14,960 (full load)
• Length: 459'
• Beam: 63'
• Draft: 128'
• Speed: 14 knots (max)
• Armament: 1 5"/38 DP; 4 3"/50 DP; 2x2 40mm 8x2 20mm
• Complement: 267
• Geared turbine engines, single screw, 6,000 hp
• Built at North Carolina Shipbuilding Co., Wilmongton, N.C., and commissioned 11 August 1945

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Great Sitkin
• USS Great Sitkin Association

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