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'''USS Nashira (AK-85)''' was named after [[Nashira]], the third brightest star in the constellation [[Capricorn]].
'''USS Nashira (AK-85)''' was named after [[Nashira]], the third brightest star in the constellation [[Capricorn]].
'''USS Nashira (AK–85),''' originally assigned the name [[SS Josiah Paul]], was transferred from the control of the [[Maritime Commission]] to the [[U.S. Navy]] 1 January 1943, prior to the start of construction.
'''USS Nashira (AK–85),''' originally assigned the name SS Josiah Paul, was transferred from the control of the [[Maritime Commission]] to the [[U.S. Navy]] 1 January 1943, prior to the start of construction.


Renamed '''USS Nashira''' 30 October 1943, she was laid down by Penn-Jersey Shipbuilding Corp., [[Camden, New Jersey]], 1 November 1943; launched 23 April 1944; sponsored by Miss Patricia Palmer; delivered to the Navy 25 April 1944; and transferred to the [[U.S. Army]] the same day for use as a [[U.S. Army]] cargo ship. '''USS Nashira''' was struck from the [[Navy List]] 9 June 1944.
Renamed '''USS Nashira''' 30 October 1943, she was laid down by Penn-Jersey Shipbuilding Corp., [[Camden, New Jersey]], 1 November 1943; launched 23 April 1944; sponsored by Miss Patricia Palmer; delivered to the Navy 25 April 1944; and transferred to the [[U.S. Army]] the same day for use as a [[U.S. Army]] cargo ship. '''USS Nashira''' was struck from the [[Navy List]] 9 June 1944.

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Career USN Jack
Ordered: Originally assigned the name SS Josiah Paul
Laid down: 1 November 1943
Launched: 23 April 1944
Commissioned: 25 April 1944
Renamed: Renamed Nashira 30 October 1943
Decommissioned: 25 April 1944
Fate: Transferred to the Army, 25 April 1944
Struck: 25 April 1944
General Characteristics
Class: Enceladus; T. N3–S–A1
Displacement: 5,202 (f.)
Length: 269’10”
Beam: 42’6”
Draft: 20’9”
Speed: 10 k
Complement: 83
Armament: 1 3”, 8 20mm

USS Nashira (AK-85) was named after Nashira, the third brightest star in the constellation Capricorn.

USS Nashira (AK–85), originally assigned the name SS Josiah Paul, was transferred from the control of the Maritime Commission to the U.S. Navy 1 January 1943, prior to the start of construction.

Renamed USS Nashira 30 October 1943, she was laid down by Penn-Jersey Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, New Jersey, 1 November 1943; launched 23 April 1944; sponsored by Miss Patricia Palmer; delivered to the Navy 25 April 1944; and transferred to the U.S. Army the same day for use as a U.S. Army cargo ship. USS Nashira was struck from the Navy List 9 June 1944.

References

Public Domain This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.

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