USS Cetus information

	USS Cetus (AK-77), at anchor in San Francisco Bay, 25 August 1945.
History
United States
Name	George B. Cortelyou; Cetus;
Namesake	George B. Cortelyou; The constellation Cetus;
Ordered	as a Type EC2-S-C1 hull, MCE hull 445
Builder	Permanente Metals Corporation, Richmond, California
Cost	$1,111,002
Yard number	445
Way number	11
Laid down	21 November 1942
Launched	26 December 1942
Sponsored by	Mrs. Norman F. Potter
Acquired	4 January 1943
Commissioned	17 January 1943
Decommissioned	20 November 1945
Stricken	5 December 1945
Identification	Hull symbol: AK-77; Code letters: NYMF; ;
Honors and; awards	2 × battle stars
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 26 October 1971, delivered, 6 January 1972
General characteristics
Class and type	Crater-class cargo ship
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 Combustion Engineering); 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	210
Armament	1 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 caliber dual-purpose (DP) gun; 1 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber DP gun; 2 × 40 mm (1.57 in) Bofors anti-aircraft (AA) gun mounts; 6 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannon AA gun mounts;

USS Cetus (AK-77) was a Crater-class cargo ship in the service of the US Navy in World War II. Named after the equatorial constellation Cetus, it was the only ship of the Navy to bear this name.

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History
USS Cetus (AK-77), at anchor in San Francisco Bay, 25 August 1945.
United States
Name	George B. Cortelyou Cetus
Namesake	George B. Cortelyou The constellation Cetus
Ordered	as a Type EC2-S-C1 hull, MCE hull 445^[1]
Builder	Permanente Metals Corporation, Richmond, California
Cost	$1,111,002^[2]
Yard number	445^[1]
Way number	11^[1]
Laid down	21 November 1942^[1]
Launched	26 December 1942
Sponsored by	Mrs. Norman F. Potter
Acquired	4 January 1943
Commissioned	17 January 1943
Decommissioned	20 November 1945
Stricken	5 December 1945
Identification	Hull symbol: AK-77 Code letters: NYMF
Honors and awards	2 × battle stars
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 26 October 1971, delivered, 6 January 1972
General characteristics ^[3]
Class and type	Crater-class cargo ship
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 Combustion Engineering) 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	210
Armament	1 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 caliber dual-purpose (DP) gun 1 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber DP gun 2 × 40 mm (1.57 in) Bofors anti-aircraft (AA) gun mounts 6 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannon AA gun mounts