Nashira (AK-85)
| Career | 
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|---|---|
| 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
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.