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History
USS VeritasUnited States
NameUSS Veritas
NamesakeThe asteroid Veritas
BuilderWalsh-Kaiser Company, Providence, Rhode Island
Laid down26 April 1945
Launched16 June 1945
Commissioned19 July 1945
Decommissioned21 February 1946
Stricken12 April 1946
FateScrapped 1967
General characteristics
Class and typeArtemis-class attack cargo ship
TypeS4–SE2–BE1
Displacement
  • 4,087 long tons (4,153 t) light
  • 7,080 long tons (7,194 t) full
Length426 ft (130 m)
Beam58 ft (18 m)
Draft16 ft (4.9 m)
Speed16.9 knots (31.3 km/h; 19.4 mph)
Complement303 officers and enlisted
Armament
  • 1 × 5"/38 caliber gun mount
  • 4 × twin 40 mm gun mounts
  • 10 × 20 mm gun mounts

USS Veritas (AKA-50) was an Artemis-class attack cargo ship in service with the United States Navy from 1945 to 1946. She was scrapped in 1967.

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