USS Etamin

	USS Etamin (AK-93), broadside view, underway off San Francisco, 25 May 1943.
History
United States
Name	Isaac Babbitt; Etamin;
Namesake	Isaac Babbitt; The star Etamin;
Ordered	as a Type EC2-S-C1 hull, MCE hull 1106
Builder	Permanente Metals Corporation, Richmond, California
Cost	$959,509
Yard number	1106
Way number	1
Laid down	28 March 1943
Launched	25 April 1943
Acquired	8 May 1943
Commissioned	25 May 1943
Decommissioned	26 June 1944
In service	12 August 1944
Out of service	9 July 1946
Reclassified	non-self propelled storage hulk, 12 August 1944
Stricken	31 July 1946
Identification	Hull symbol: AK-93; Hull symbol: IX-173; Code letters: NJTE; ; US Official Number: 243378;
Honors &; awards	2 × battle stars
Fate	Sold, 2 February 1948
General characteristics
Class & type	Crater-class cargo ship
Tonnage	7,176 gross register tons (GRT); 10,500 long tons deadweight (DWT);
Displacement	4,023 long tons (4,088 t) (standard); 14,550 long tons (14,780 t) (full load);
Length	441 ft 6 in (134.57 m)
Beam	56 ft 11 in (17.35 m)
Draft	28 ft 4 in (8.64 m)
Depth	37 ft 4 in (11.38 m); 34 ft 8 in (10.57 m);
Installed power	2 × Oil fired 450 °F (232 °C) boilers, operating at 220 psi (1,500 kPa) , (manufactured by Babcock & Wilcox); 2,500 shp (1,900 kW);
Propulsion	1 × Vertical triple-expansion reciprocating steam engine, (manufactured by Joshua Hendy); 1 × screw propeller;
Speed	12.5 kn (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph)
Capacity	7,800 t (7,700 long tons) DWT; 444,206 cu ft (12,578.5 m3) (non-refrigerated);
Complement	198
Armament	1 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 caliber dual-purpose (DP) gun; 1 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber DP gun; 2 × 40 mm (1.57 in) Bofors anti-aircraft (AA) gun mounts; 6 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannon AA gun mounts;

USS Etamin (AK-93) was the Liberty ship (EC2) Isaac Babbitt constructed for the US Maritime Commission (MARCOM) in 1943, for World War II service at a cost of $959,509. After acquisition by the US Navy, the ship was named Etamin, after the brightest star in the constellation Draco and manned by a US Coast Guard crew. As a Crater-class cargo ship, she served the military in the Pacific Ocean by providing food and material until she was torpedoed and put out of service. After repairs, she served as a non-self-propelled floating warehouse for the rest of the war. The ship ended the war in the Philippines and was among fifteen hulls sold for scrap for a lump sum of $271,000.

History
USS Etamin (AK-93), broadside view, underway off San Francisco, 25 May 1943.
United States
Name	Isaac Babbitt Etamin
Namesake	Isaac Babbitt The star Etamin
Ordered	as a Type EC2-S-C1 hull, MCE hull 1106
Builder	Permanente Metals Corporation, Richmond, California
Cost	$959,509
Yard number	1106
Way number	1
Laid down	28 March 1943
Launched	25 April 1943
Acquired	8 May 1943
Commissioned	25 May 1943
Decommissioned	26 June 1944
In service	12 August 1944
Out of service	9 July 1946
Reclassified	non-self propelled storage hulk, 12 August 1944
Stricken	31 July 1946
Identification	Hull symbol: AK-93 Hull symbol: IX-173 Code letters: NJTE US Official Number: 243378
Honors & awards	2 × battle stars
Fate	Sold, 2 February 1948
General characteristics
Class & type	Crater-class cargo ship
Tonnage	7,176 gross register tons (GRT) 10,500 long tons deadweight (DWT)
Displacement	4,023 long tons (4,088 t) (standard) 14,550 long tons (14,780 t) (full load)
Length	441 ft 6 in (134.57 m)
Beam	56 ft 11 in (17.35 m)
Draft	28 ft 4 in (8.64 m)
Depth	37 ft 4 in (11.38 m) 34 ft 8 in (10.57 m)
Installed power	2 × Oil fired 450 °F (232 °C) boilers, operating at 220 psi (1,500 kPa) , (manufactured by Babcock & Wilcox) 2,500 shp (1,900 kW)
Propulsion	1 × Vertical triple-expansion reciprocating steam engine, (manufactured by Joshua Hendy) 1 × screw propeller
Speed	12.5 kn (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph)
Capacity	7,800 t (7,700 long tons) DWT 444,206 cu ft (12,578.5 m³) (non-refrigerated)
Complement	198
Armament	1 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 caliber dual-purpose (DP) gun 1 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber DP gun 2 × 40 mm (1.57 in) Bofors anti-aircraft (AA) gun mounts 6 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannon AA gun mounts