USS Hyperion
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USS Hyperion (AK-107) was a Crater-class cargo ship in the service of the US Navy in World War II. Named after Saturn's moon Hyperion, she is the only ship of the Navy to bear this name.
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Namesake |
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Ordered | as a Type EC2-S-C1 hull, MCE hull 1563[1] |
Builder | Permanente Metals Corporation, Richmond, California |
Yard number | 1563[1] |
Way number | 1[1] |
Laid down | 28 May 1943[1] |
Launched | 24 June 1943[1] |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Percy Lindt |
Acquired | 10 July 1943 |
Commissioned | 25 August 1943 |
Decommissioned | 16 November 1945 |
Stricken | 28 November 1945 |
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Honours and awards | 3 × battle stars |
Fate | Sold for scrapping and removed, 11 August 1961, scrapping completed, 24 April 1963 |
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Class and type | Crater-class cargo ship |
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Length | 441 ft 6 in (134.57 m) |
Beam | 56 ft 11 in (17.35 m) |
Draft | 28 ft 4 in (8.64 m) |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | 12.5 kn (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph) |
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Complement | 206 |
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