USS Arided information

	Broadside view of USS Arided (AK-73), off Mare Island, 26 November 1942.
History
United States
Name	Noah H. Swayne; Arided;
Namesake	Noah H. Swayne; The star Arided;
Ordered	as a Type EC2-S-C1 hull, MCE hull 500
Builder	Permanente Metals Corporation, Richmond, California
Cost	$1,166,244
Yard number	500
Way number	3
Laid down	20 September 1942
Launched	28 October 1942
Sponsored by	Mrs. D. W. Fernhout
Acquired	12 November 1942
Commissioned	23 November 1942
Decommissioned	12 January 1946
Renamed	Arided, 30 October 1942
Stricken	29 January 1947
Identification	Hull symbol: AK-73; Code letters: NXZW; ;
Honors and; awards	2 × battle stars (World War II)
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 7 August 1962, completed, 7 March 1963
General characteristics
Class and type	Crater-class cargo ship
Type	Type EC2-S-C1
Displacement	4,023 long tons (4,088 t) (standard); 14,550 long tons (14,780 t) (full load);
Length	441 ft 6 in (134.57 m)
Beam	56 ft 11 in (17.35 m)
Draft	28 ft 4 in (8.64 m)
Installed power	2 × Oil fired 450 °F (232 °C) boilers, operating at 220 psi (1,500 kPa) , (manufactured by Babcock & Wilcox); 2,500 shp (1,900 kW);
Propulsion	1 × Vertical triple-expansion reciprocating steam engine, (manufactured by Joshua Hendy); 1 × screw propeller;
Speed	12.5 kn (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph)
Capacity	7,800 t (7,700 long tons) DWT; 444,206 cu ft (12,578.5 m3) (non-refrigerated);
Complement	195
Armament	1 × 5 in (130 mm)/38 caliber dual-purpose gun; 4 × 40 mm (1.6 in) 40mm Bofors anti-aircraft gun mounts; 6 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannons anti-aircraft gun mounts;

USS Arided (AK-73), a Crater-class cargo ship, is the only ship of the US Navy to have this name. She was named after Arided, the other name of Deneb, the alpha star of constellation Cygnus.

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History
Broadside view of USS Arided (AK-73), off Mare Island, 26 November 1942.
United States
Name	Noah H. Swayne Arided
Namesake	Noah H. Swayne The star Arided
Ordered	as a Type EC2-S-C1 hull, MCE hull 500^[1]
Builder	Permanente Metals Corporation, Richmond, California
Cost	$1,166,244^[2]
Yard number	500^[1]
Way number	3^[1]
Laid down	20 September 1942
Launched	28 October 1942
Sponsored by	Mrs. D. W. Fernhout
Acquired	12 November 1942
Commissioned	23 November 1942
Decommissioned	12 January 1946
Renamed	Arided, 30 October 1942
Stricken	29 January 1947
Identification	Hull symbol: AK-73 Code letters: NXZW
Honors and awards	2 × battle stars (World War II)
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 7 August 1962, completed, 7 March 1963
General characteristics ^[3]
Class and type	Crater-class cargo ship
Type	Type EC2-S-C1
Displacement	4,023 long tons (4,088 t) (standard) 14,550 long tons (14,780 t) (full load)
Length	441 ft 6 in (134.57 m)
Beam	56 ft 11 in (17.35 m)
Draft	28 ft 4 in (8.64 m)
Installed power	2 × Oil fired 450 °F (232 °C) boilers, operating at 220 psi (1,500 kPa) , (manufactured by Babcock & Wilcox) 2,500 shp (1,900 kW)
Propulsion	1 × Vertical triple-expansion reciprocating steam engine, (manufactured by Joshua Hendy) 1 × screw propeller
Speed	12.5 kn (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph)
Capacity	7,800 t (7,700 long tons) DWT 444,206 cu ft (12,578.5 m³) (non-refrigerated)
Complement	195
Armament	1 × 5 in (130 mm)/38 caliber dual-purpose gun 4 × 40 mm (1.6 in) 40mm Bofors anti-aircraft gun mounts 6 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannons anti-aircraft gun mounts