Acubens Class, U.S. General Stores Issue Ships

Photograph of Acubens-class stores issue ship

U.S. Navy photograph

Specifications:

Tonnage	5240 tons light displacement
Dimensions	441'6" by 56'11" by 28'4" 134.57m by 17.35m by 8.64m
Maximum speed	12.5 knots
Complement	193
Armament	1 5"/38 dual purpose gun 4 3"/50 AA guns
Cargo	4836 tons

The Acubens were Liberty Ships chartered by the Navy on a bare-boat basis to serve as floating warehouses in distant ports.

Units in the Pacific:

Talita	launched 1944-3-4 (Portland)
Volans	arrived 1944-5-18
Acubens	arrived 1944-8
Kochab	arrived 1944-12-21
Hesperia	arrived 1945-5-25
Cybele	arrived 1945-6-14
Hecuba	arrived 1945-6-7

References

NavSource (accessed 2007-3-17)

The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia (c) 2007 by Kent G. Budge. Index