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

WAK-123 USS Asterion

• Asterion class Coast Guard Cargo Ship:
• Displacement: 6,610 tons
• Length: 328'2"
• Beam: 46'1"
• Draft: 20'
• Speed: 11 knots
• Armament: 3 4"/50 (2 concealed), 2 40mm (concealed), 2 20mm, 1 hedgehog (concealed), 24 Y-guns, 4 K-guns
• Complement: 141
• Triple expansion steam engines, single screw, 1,200 hp
• Built at Newport News as a steamer and delivered 11 June 1912
• Acquired by the USN, and commissioned as AK-63 in March 1942; employed as a "Q-ship" (Evelyn ("AK-100"))
• Delivered to USCG and commissioned as WAK-123 12 January 1944

Additional Links:

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

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As Q-ship Evelyn

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