USS Muliphen
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | USS Muliphen |
| Namesake | The star Muliphen in the constellation Canis Major |
| Builder | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey |
| Laid down | 13 May 1944 |
| Launched | 26 August 1944 |
| Acquired | 21 October 1944 |
| Commissioned | 23 October 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 28 August 1970 |
| Reclassified | LKA-61, 1 January 1969 |
| Stricken | 1 January 1977 |
| Honors & awards | 2 battle stars (World War II) |
| Fate | Sunk as an artificial reef off Fort Pierce, Florida, 21 January 1989 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Andromeda-class attack cargo ship |
| Type | Type C2-S-B1 |
| Displacement | 7,360 long tons (7,478 t) |
| Length | 459 ft 2 in (139.95 m) |
| Beam | 63 ft (19 m) |
| Draft | 26 ft 4 in (8.03 m) |
| Speed | 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) |
| Complement | 246 |
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USS Muliphen (AKA-61/LKA-61) was an Andromeda-class attack cargo ship in service with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1970. She was sunk as an artificial reef in 1989.