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|align="center" colspan="2"|[[Image:USSZenobia.jpg|300px]] ''Artemis''-class AKA, similar to USS ''Roxane ''<br/> | |align="center" colspan="2"|[[Image:USSZenobia.jpg|300px]] ''Artemis''-class AKA, similar to USS ''Roxane ''<br/> | ||
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| 1 × [[5" /38 caliber gun|5"/38 caliber DP gun]], <br/> 4 × [[40mm/56 caliber gun|twin 40 mm AA guns]], <br/>16 × [[20mm | | 1 × [[5" /38 caliber gun|5"/38 caliber DP gun]], <br/> 4 × [[40mm/56 caliber gun|twin 40 mm AA guns]], <br/>16 × [[20mm Oerlikon (autocannon)|20 mm AA guns]] | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
''Roxane'' (AKA-37) was laid down | ''Roxane'' (AKA-37) was laid down 1 December 1944 by [[Walsh-Kaiser Co., Inc.]], [[Providence, R.I.]]; launched 14 February 1945; sponsored by Mrs. Edwin H. Armstrong; acquired by the Navy from the [[Maritime Commission]] (MC Hull 1898) and [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] at [[Boston, Massachusetts]] 12 March 1945, Commander James Stone, USNR, in command. | ||
Following shakedown off Boston, ''Roxane'' loaded at [[Naval Station Norfolk|Norfolk]] and transited the [[Panama Canal]] | Following shakedown off Boston, ''Roxane'' loaded at [[Naval Station Norfolk|Norfolk]] and transited the [[Panama Canal]] 24 April 1945. Arriving [[Pearl Harbor]] [[11 May]], she proceeded on to [[Eniwetok]] and [[Saipan]] before putting in to [[San Francisco, California]] [[12 July]]. Departing San Francisco [[25 July]], she proceeded by way of Pearl Harbor, Eniwetok, and [[Ulithi]], to [[Manila]] where she arrived [[3 September]]. She operated on cargo runs between various [[Philippine]] ports until arriving Japan 23 October 1945. | ||
On | On 1 November 1945, ''Roxane'' reported to ComServPac for "Magic-Carpet" duty at [[Matsuyama|Mitsugahama]], and proceeded via [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]] and arrived San Francisco with returning veterans [[22 November]]. Departing again [[11 December]], she picked up additional troops at [[U.S. Fleet Activities Yokosuka|Yokosuka]] and [[U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo|Sasebo]] and reached [[Seattle]] [[7 February]]. | ||
''Roxane'' reported for disposal to Commander 13th Naval District | ''Roxane'' reported for disposal to Commander 13th Naval District 18 March 1946, decommissioned 5 June 1946, was transferred to the Maritime Commission 29 June 1946, and was struck from the Navy list 3 July 1946. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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*[http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/02/02037.htm NavSource Online: AKA-37 ''Roxane''] | *[http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/02/02037.htm NavSource Online: AKA-37 ''Roxane''] | ||
*[http://ussrankin.org/id352.htm 51 Years of AKAs] | *[http://ussrankin.org/id352.htm 51 Years of AKAs] | ||
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 Artemis-class AKA, similar to USS Roxane | |
| History | |
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| Laid down: | 1 December 1944 |
| Launched: | 14 February 1945 |
| Commissioned: | 12 March 1945 |
| Decommissioned: | 5 June 1946 |
| Struck: | 3 July 1946 |
| Fate: | Unknown |
| General Characteristics | |
| Builder: | Walsh-Kaiser Co., Inc. |
| Hull type: | S4-SE2-BE1 |
| Displacement: | 4,087 tons light, 7,080 tons loaded |
| Length: | 426 ft (129.8 m) |
| Beam: | 58 ft (17.7 m) |
| Draft: | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
| Propulsion: | Steam turbo-electric drive; two boilers, two propellers, 6,000 shp (4.5 MW) |
| Speed: | 16.9 knots (31.3 km/h) |
| Complement: | 321 (20 officers, 301 men), plus 255 embarked troops |
| Armament: | 1 × 5"/38 caliber DP gun, 4 × twin 40 mm AA guns, 16 × 20 mm AA guns |
| Boats: | 14 LCVP, 8 LCM |
USS Roxane (AKA-37) was an Artemis class attack cargo ship named after the minor planet 317 Roxane, which in turn was named after Roxana, the wife of Alexander the Great. USS Roxane served as a commissioned ship for 14 months.
History
Roxane (AKA-37) was laid down 1 December 1944 by Walsh-Kaiser Co., Inc., Providence, R.I.; launched 14 February 1945; sponsored by Mrs. Edwin H. Armstrong; acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission (MC Hull 1898) and commissioned at Boston, Massachusetts 12 March 1945, Commander James Stone, USNR, in command.
Following shakedown off Boston, Roxane loaded at Norfolk and transited the Panama Canal 24 April 1945. Arriving Pearl Harbor 11 May, she proceeded on to Eniwetok and Saipan before putting in to San Francisco, California 12 July. Departing San Francisco 25 July, she proceeded by way of Pearl Harbor, Eniwetok, and Ulithi, to Manila where she arrived 3 September. She operated on cargo runs between various Philippine ports until arriving Japan 23 October 1945.
On 1 November 1945, Roxane reported to ComServPac for "Magic-Carpet" duty at Mitsugahama, and proceeded via Okinawa and arrived San Francisco with returning veterans 22 November. Departing again 11 December, she picked up additional troops at Yokosuka and Sasebo and reached Seattle 7 February.
Roxane reported for disposal to Commander 13th Naval District 18 March 1946, decommissioned 5 June 1946, was transferred to the Maritime Commission 29 June 1946, and was struck from the Navy list 3 July 1946.
References
- Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (Primary source for this article)