AK-258 Antares

Country:  United States

Class, [Type]: Greenville Victory, [AK].

Builder: Oregon Shipbuilding Corp., Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.

Launch date: 19 May 1944.

Commission date: 12 February 1952.

Decommission date: 18 December 1964.

Displacement ( tons ): 4.512 standard, 15.589 full load.

Dimensions ( metres ): 139 x 19 x 8,89

Main machinery: 2 x Combustion Engineering boilers, 1 x Westinghouse turbine ( 8.500 hp ).

Speed ( knots ): 16,5.

Complement: 250.

Guns: 2 x Boffors 40mm/56.

Comment: Ex - SS Nampa Victory. Reclassified to AKS-33 Antares in 1959.

Awards (as of 18/12/1964): 

Similar units:

 AKS32 Altair
 AK260 Betelgeuse