Nashira (AK-85)

History
Name	USS Nashira
Ordered	as SS Josiah Paul
Builder	Penn-Jersey Shipbuilding Company, Camden, New Jersey
Laid down	1 November 1943
Launched	23 April 1944
Commissioned	25 April 1944
Decommissioned	25 April 1944
Renamed	Nashira, 30 October 1943
Stricken	9 June 1944
Fate	Transferred to the Army, 25 April 1944
General characteristics
Class and type	Enceladus-class cargo ship
Type	N3–S–A1 cargo ship
Displacement	1,677 long tons (1,704 t) light 5,202 long tons (5,285 t) full
Length	269 ft 10 in (82.25 m)
Beam	42 ft 6 in (12.95 m)
Draft	20 ft 9 in (6.32 m)
Propulsion	Diesel, single shaft, 1,300 shp (969 kW)
Speed	10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement	83 officers and enlisted
Armament	• 1 × 3"/50 caliber gun • 8 × 20 mm guns

USS Nashira (AK-85) was a stores ship in the United States Navy. She was named after Nashira, the third brightest star in the constellation Capricorn.

Nashira' was originally assigned the name SS Josiah Paul and transferred from the control of the Maritime Commission to the U.S. Navy 1 January 1943, prior to the start of construction.

Renamed 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. Nashira was struck from the Navy List 9 June 1944.

References

 This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

External links

• NavSource Online: AK-85 Nashira