USS Rotanin information

	USS Rotanin (AK-108)
History
United States
Name	William Kelly; Rotanin;
Namesake	William Kelly; The star Rotanin;
Ordered	as a Type EC2-S-C1 hull, MCE hull 1872
Builder	California Shipbuilding Corporation, Terminal Island, Los Angeles, California
Yard number	243
Way number	5
Laid down	24 July 1943
Launched	18 August 1943
Sponsored by	Mrs. Andrew R. Bone
Commissioned	23 November 1943
Decommissioned	5 April 1946
Stricken	17 April 1946
Identification	Hull symbol: AK-108; Code letters: NTTW; ;
Honors and; awards	1 × battle star
Fate	returned to MARCOM, 5 April 1946, laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay Group, Benicia, California; sold for scrapping, 29 April 1966, removed, 5 May 1966, scrapping completed, 30 August 1966;
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 × Babcock & Wilcox header-type boilers, 220psi 450°; 2,500 shp (1,900 kW);
Propulsion	1 × Joshua Hendy vertical triple-expansion reciprocating steam engine; 1 × shaft;
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	16 officers 190 enlisted
Armament	1 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 caliber dual purpose (DP) gun; 4 × 40 mm (1.57 in) Bofors anti-aircraft (AA) gun mounts; 6 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannons AA gun mounts;

USS Rotanin (AK-108) was a Crater-class cargo ship commissioned by the United States Navy for service in World War II. Rotanin, which is a misspelling of the name "Rotanen", was named after the star Beta Delphini, a star located in the constellation Delphinus. She was responsible for delivering troops, goods and equipment to locations in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater.

^ ^a ^b ^c CalShip 2010.
^ Navsource 2016.

[FOOTNOTECalShip2010-1] CalShip 2010.

[FOOTNOTENavsource2016-2] Navsource 2016.

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History
USS Rotanin (AK-108)
United States
Name	William Kelly Rotanin
Namesake	William Kelly The star Rotanin
Ordered	as a Type EC2-S-C1 hull, MCE hull 1872^[1]
Builder	California Shipbuilding Corporation, Terminal Island, Los Angeles, California
Yard number	243^[1]
Way number	5^[1]
Laid down	24 July 1943
Launched	18 August 1943
Sponsored by	Mrs. Andrew R. Bone
Commissioned	23 November 1943
Decommissioned	5 April 1946
Stricken	17 April 1946
Identification	Hull symbol: AK-108 Code letters: NTTW
Honors and awards	1 × battle star
Fate	returned to MARCOM, 5 April 1946, laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay Group, Benicia, California sold for scrapping, 29 April 1966, removed, 5 May 1966, scrapping completed, 30 August 1966
General characteristics ^[2]
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 × Babcock & Wilcox header-type boilers, 220psi 450° 2,500 shp (1,900 kW)
Propulsion	1 × Joshua Hendy vertical triple-expansion reciprocating steam engine 1 × shaft
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	16 officers 190 enlisted
Armament	1 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 caliber dual purpose (DP) gun 4 × 40 mm (1.57 in) Bofors anti-aircraft (AA) gun mounts 6 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannons AA gun mounts