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

AG-45 USS Taganak

• Taganak class Miscellaneous Auxiliary:
• Displacement: 4,672 tons
• Length: 261'
• Beam: 44'
• Draft: 19'
• Speed: 10 knots
• Armament: 1 3"/50 DP, 5 20mm, 1 40mm
• Complement: 54
• Recprocating steam engines, single screw, 1,150 hp
• Built at Toledo Shipbuilding and commissioned as Lake Shore 11 January 1918
• Acquired by USN and commissioned as Taganak 23 July 1942

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Taganak

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