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|align="center" colspan="2"|[[Image:USSZenobia.jpg|300px]] Typical ''Artemis'' class AKA<br/>
|align="center" colspan="2"|[[Image:USSZenobia.jpg|300px]] ''Artemis''-class AKA, similar to USS ''Veritas''<br/>
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!colspan="2" style="color: white; height: 30px; background: navy;"| History  
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|Laid down:
| [[Ship ceremonies|Laid down]]:
| [[26 April]] [[1945]]
| 26 April 1945
|-
|-
|Launched:
| [[Ship ceremonies|Launched]]:
| [[16 June]] [[1945]]
| 16 June 1945
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|-
|Commissioned:
| [[Ship ceremonies|Commissioned]]:
| [[19 July]] [[1945]]
| 19 July 1945
|-
|-
|Decommissioned:
| [[Ship ceremonies|Decommissioned]]:
| [[21 February]] [[1946]]
| 21 February 1946
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|-
|Struck:
| [[Naval Vessel Register|Struck]]:
| [[12 April]] [[1946]]
| 12 April 1946
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|Fate:
|Fate:
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!colspan="2" style="color: white; height: 30px; background: navy;"| General Characteristics
!colspan="2" style="color: white; height: 30px; background: navy;"| General Characteristics
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|Builder:
| [[Walsh-Kaiser Co., Inc.]]
|-
|-
|Hull type:
|Hull type:
| S4-SE2-BE1
| S4-SE2-BE1
|-
|-
|Displacement:
|[[Ship measurements|Displacement]]:
| 7,080&nbsp;tons
| 4,087&nbsp;tons light, 7,080&nbsp;tons loaded
|-
|-
|Length:
|[[Ship measurements|Length]]:
| 426&nbsp;ft
| 426&nbsp;ft (129.8&nbsp;m)
|-
|-
|Beam:
|[[Ship measurements|Beam]]:
| 58&nbsp;ft
| 58&nbsp;ft (17.7&nbsp;m)
|-
|-
|Draft:
|[[Ship measurements|Draft]]:
| 16&nbsp;ft
| 16&nbsp;ft (4.9&nbsp;m)
|-
|[[Ship propulsion|Propulsion]]:
| Steam turbo-electric drive; two boilers, two propellers, <br/>6,000&nbsp;[[Ship measurements|shp]] (4.5&nbsp;MW)
|-
|-
|Speed:
|Speed:
| 16.9&nbsp;[[knot (speed)|knots]]
| 16.9&nbsp;[[knot (speed)|knots]] (31.3&nbsp;km/h)
|-
|-
|Complement:
|[[Ship measurements|Complement]]:
| 303
| 321 (20 officers, 301 men), plus 255 embarked troops
|-
|-
|Armament:
|Armament:
| 1 × [[5"/38 caliber gun|5"/38 caliber dual purpose gun mount]], <br/> 4 × twin 40&nbsp;mm gun mounts
| 1 × [[5" /38 caliber gun|5"/38 caliber DP gun]], <br/> 4 × [[40mm/56 caliber gun|twin 40&nbsp;mm AA guns]], <br/>16 × [[20mm Oerlikon (autocannon)|20&nbsp;mm AA guns]]
|-
|Boats:
| 14 [[LCVP]], <br/>8 [[LCM]]
|}
|}
 
'''USS ''Veritas'' (AKA-50)''' was an ''Artemis'' class [[attack cargo ship]] named after the minor planet [[490 Veritas]]. ''[[Veritas]]'', Latin for 'truth', was the Roman goddess of truth. She served as a commissioned ship for 7 months.  
'''USS ''Veritas'' (AKA-50)''' was an ''Artemis'' class [[attack cargo ship]] named after the minor planet [[490 Veritas]]. ''[[Veritas]]'' was the Greek goddess of Truth. She served as a commissioned ship for 7 months.  


==History==
==History==
''Veritas'' (AKA-50) was laid down under a [[Maritime Commission]] contract (MC hull 1911) on [[26 April]] [[1945]] at [[Providence, R.I.]], by the [[Walsh-Kaiser Co., Inc.]]; launched on [[16 June]] [[1945]]; sponsored by Mrs. Fred B. Smith; and [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] on [[19 July]] [[1945]], Lt. Comdr. A. S. Brooks, USNR, in command.
''Veritas'' (AKA-50) was laid down under a [[Maritime Commission]] contract (MC hull 1911) on 26 April 1945 at [[Providence, R.I.]], by the [[Walsh-Kaiser Co., Inc.]]; launched on 16 June 1945; sponsored by Mrs. Fred B. Smith; and [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] on 19 July 1945, Lt. Comdr. A. S. Brooks, USNR, in command.


Into the fall of 1945, [[Veritas]] operated along the [[East Coast of the United States|East Coast]], making cargo runs which took her as far north as [[Boston]] and ranged south to [[Hampton Roads]], Va. After loading cargo at [[Naval Station Norfolk|Norfolk]] from [[22 October]] to [[26 October]], ''Veritas'' got underway on the 26th for [[Bermuda]] and the only duty which took her away from the eastern seaboard of the United States.
Into the fall of 1945, [[Veritas]] operated along the [[East Coast of the United States|East Coast]], making cargo runs which took her as far north as [[Boston, Massachusetts]] and ranged south to [[Hampton Roads]], Va. After loading cargo at [[Naval Station Norfolk|Norfolk]] from [[22 October]] to [[26 October]], ''Veritas'' got underway on the 26th for [[Bermuda]] and the only duty which took her away from the eastern seaboard of the United States.


The cargo vessel returned to Norfolk and transported cargo to [[Baltimore]] in December and made stops at [[Bayonne, N.J.]], and [[New York City]] before heading for Hampton Roads early in 1946. She arrived at Norfolk on [[17 January]] [[1946]] and was decommissioned on [[21 February]] [[1946]]. Struck from the Navy list on [[12 April]] [[1946]], the cargo vessel was delivered to the Maritime Commission on [[29 June]] [[1946]], in whose custody she remained until disappearing from registers of American merchant shipping in 1949.
The cargo vessel returned to Norfolk and transported cargo to [[Baltimore]] in December and made stops at [[Bayonne, N.J.]], and [[New York, New York|New York City]] before heading for Hampton Roads early in 1946. She arrived at Norfolk on 17 January 1946 and was decommissioned on 21 February 1946. Struck from the Navy list on 12 April 1946, the cargo vessel was delivered to the Maritime Commission on 29 June 1946, in whose custody she remained until disappearing from registers of American merchant shipping in 1949.
   
   
==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/v2/veritas.htm Naval Historical Center: USS ''Veritas'']
*[http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/v2/veritas.htm Naval Historical Center: USS ''Veritas'']
*[http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/02050.htm NavSource Online: AKA-50 ''Veritas'']
*[http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/02/02050.htm NavSource Online: AKA-50 ''Veritas'']
*[http://ussrankin.org/id352.htm 51 Years of AKAs]
*[http://ussrankin.org/id352.htm 51 Years of AKAs]


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USSZenobia.jpg Artemis-class AKA, similar to USS Veritas
History
Laid down: 26 April 1945
Launched: 16 June 1945
Commissioned: 19 July 1945
Decommissioned: 21 February 1946
Struck: 12 April 1946
Fate: Unknown
General Characteristics
Builder: Walsh-Kaiser Co., Inc.
Hull type: S4-SE2-BE1
Displacement: 4,087 tons light, 7,080 tons loaded
Length: 426 ft (129.8 m)
Beam: 58 ft (17.7 m)
Draft: 16 ft (4.9 m)
Propulsion: Steam turbo-electric drive; two boilers, two propellers,
6,000 shp (4.5 MW)
Speed: 16.9 knots (31.3 km/h)
Complement: 321 (20 officers, 301 men), plus 255 embarked troops
Armament: 1 × 5"/38 caliber DP gun,
4 × twin 40 mm AA guns,
16 × 20 mm AA guns
Boats: 14 LCVP,
8 LCM

USS Veritas (AKA-50) was an Artemis class attack cargo ship named after the minor planet 490 Veritas. Veritas, Latin for 'truth', was the Roman goddess of truth. She served as a commissioned ship for 7 months.

History

Veritas (AKA-50) was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1911) on 26 April 1945 at Providence, R.I., by the Walsh-Kaiser Co., Inc.; launched on 16 June 1945; sponsored by Mrs. Fred B. Smith; and commissioned on 19 July 1945, Lt. Comdr. A. S. Brooks, USNR, in command.

Into the fall of 1945, Veritas operated along the East Coast, making cargo runs which took her as far north as Boston, Massachusetts and ranged south to Hampton Roads, Va. After loading cargo at Norfolk from 22 October to 26 October, Veritas got underway on the 26th for Bermuda and the only duty which took her away from the eastern seaboard of the United States.

The cargo vessel returned to Norfolk and transported cargo to Baltimore in December and made stops at Bayonne, N.J., and New York City before heading for Hampton Roads early in 1946. She arrived at Norfolk on 17 January 1946 and was decommissioned on 21 February 1946. Struck from the Navy list on 12 April 1946, the cargo vessel was delivered to the Maritime Commission on 29 June 1946, in whose custody she remained until disappearing from registers of American merchant shipping in 1949.

References

External links

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