For other ships with the same name, see USS Aeolus.
USS Turandot after conversion to USS Aeolus
History
United States
Name
USS Turandot
Namesake
The asteroid Turandot
Builder
Walsh-Kaiser Company, Providence, Rhode Island
Laid down
29 March 1945
Launched
20 May 1945
Commissioned
18 June 1945
Decommissioned
21 March 1946
Stricken
17 April 1947
Fate
Recommissioned as USS Aeolus (ARC-3) in 1955
General characteristics
Class and type
Artemis-class attack cargo ship
Type
S4–SE2–BE1
Displacement
4,087 long tons (4,153 t) light
7,080 long tons (7,194 t) full
Length
426 ft (130 m)
Beam
58 ft (18 m)
Draft
16 ft (4.9 m)
Speed
16.9 knots (31.3 km/h; 19.4 mph)
Complement
303 officers and enlisted
Armament
1 × 5"/38 caliber gun mount
4 × twin 40 mm gun mounts
10 × 20 mm gun mounts
USS Turandot (AKA-47) was an Artemis-class attack cargo ship named after the minor planet 530 Turandot, discovered by Max Wolf in 1904 and named by him after the title character in the Puccini opera of the same name.
Turandot (AKA-47) was laid down under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1908) on 29 March 1945 by the Walsh-Kaiser Co., Inc., Providence, R.I.; launched on 20 May 1945; sponsored by Mrs. Charles H. MacLeod; and commissioned on 18 June 1945.
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