USS Union (AKA-106)

History
United States
NameUSS Union
Namesake
BuilderNorth Carolina Shipbuilding Company, Wilmington, North Carolina
Laid down27 September 1944
Launched23 November 1944
Commissioned25 April 1945
Decommissioned5 June 1970
ReclassifiedLKA-106, 1 January 1969
Stricken1 September 1976
Honors &
awards
FateSold for scrap, September 1977
General characteristics
Class & typeTolland-class attack cargo ship
Displacement6,433 long tons (6,536 t)
Length459 ft 2 in (139.95 m)
Beam63 ft (19 m)
Draft26 ft 4 in (8.03 m)
Propulsion
  • GE geared turbine drive
  • Single propeller
  • 6,000 shp (4.5 MW)
Speed16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph)
Complement387
Armament

USS Union (AKA-106) was a Tolland-class attack cargo ship of the United States Navy, the fourth ship of her name. She served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.

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