USS Volans
| History | |
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| United States | |
| Name |
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| Namesake |
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| Ordered |
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| Laid down | 19 October 1942 |
| Launched | 2 February 1943 |
| Commissioned | 31 March 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 17 June 1946 |
| Stricken | 17 July 1946 |
| Fate | Scrapped in 1965 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 4,023 t.(lt) 14,350 t.(fl) |
| Length | 441 ft 7 in (134.59 m) |
| Beam | 56 ft 11 in (17.35 m) |
| Draught | 27 ft 7 in (8.41 m) |
| Propulsion | reciprocating steam engine, single shaft, 2,500hp |
| Speed | 11 kts |
| Endurance | 17,000 miles |
| Complement | 195 |
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USS Volans (AKS-9) was an Acubens-class general stores issue ship commissioned by the U.S. Navy for service in World War II. She was responsible for delivering and disbursing goods and equipment to locations in the war zone.
Liberty ship SS Edward Preble was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract (MCE hull 772) on 19 October 1942 at South Portland, Maine, by the New England Shipbuilding Corporation; launched on 2 February 1943; sponsored by Miss Beverly Brown; renamed Volans and designated AKS-9 on 13 November 1943; and acquired by the Navy on 2 December 1943. Taken to the Tampa Bay Shipbuilding Co., Inc., Volans was converted for naval service at that yard, the work lasting into the following year. On 31 March 1944, Volans (AKS-9) was commissioned at Tampa, Florida.