USS Hydra (AK-82)
Post conversion sister ship USAPRS Thomas F. Farrel, Jr. underway off the East Coast of the United States, 26 August 1944. US National Archives photo # 80-G-420158 RG-80-G, a US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Ordered | as N3-M-A1 hull, MC hull 465 |
| Builder | Penn-Jersey Ship Building Co. |
| Laid down | as MV Eben H. Linnell |
| Launched | 23 January 1943 |
| Acquired | 1 January 1943 |
| Commissioned | as USS Hydra (AK-82) 25 September 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 19 November 1943 transferred to Army same day |
| Out of service | 20 August 1947 |
| Stricken | date unknown |
| Fate | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 1,677 t.(lt), 5,202 t.(fl) |
| Length | 269 ft 10 in (82.25 m) |
| Beam | 42 ft 6 in (12.95 m) |
| Draught | 20 ft 9 in (6.32 m) |
| Propulsion | Diesel, single shaft, 1,300shp |
| Speed | 10 kts. |
| Complement | 83 |
| Armament | one 3 in (76 mm) dual purpose gun mount |
USS Hydra (AK-82), ex MV Eben H. Linnell, was an Enceladus-class cargo ship commissioned by the U.S. Navy for cargo service in World War II. Hydra was in naval service from 1 January through 19 November 1943 before she was transferred to the U.S. Army for conversion to the Engineer Port Repair ship Madison Jordan Manchester.