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|Fate:
|Fate:
| Believed scrapped about 1974
| Believed scrapped about 1974  
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!colspan="2" style="color: white; height: 30px; background: navy;"| General Characteristics
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|Builder:
| [[Walsh-Kaiser Co., Inc.]]
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|Hull type:
|Hull type:
| S4-SE2-BE1
| S4-SE2-BE1
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|-
|Displacement:
|[[Ship measurements|Displacement]]:
| 7,000&nbsp;tons
| 4,087&nbsp;tons light, 7,080&nbsp;tons loaded
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|Length:
|[[Ship measurements|Length]]:
| 426&nbsp;ft 0&nbsp;in
| 426&nbsp;ft (129.8&nbsp;m)
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|Beam:
|[[Ship measurements|Beam]]:
| 58&nbsp;ft  
| 58&nbsp;ft (17.7&nbsp;m)
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|-
|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)
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|-
|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, <br/>10 × 20&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]]
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|Boats:
| 14 [[LCVP]], <br/>8 [[LCM]]
|}
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'''USS ''Zenobia'' (AKA-52)''' was an ''Artemis'' class [[attack cargo ship]] named after minor planet [[840 Zenobia]]. [[Zenobia]] was also the name of the Queen of [[Palmyra]] who reigned from 267 to 272. She served as a commissioned ship for 9 months.  
'''USS ''Zenobia'' (AKA-52)''' was an ''Artemis'' class [[attack cargo ship]] named after minor planet [[840 Zenobia]]. [[Zenobia]] was also the name of the Queen of [[Palmyra]] who reigned from 267 to 272. She served as a commissioned ship for 9 months.  


==History==
==History==
''Zenobia'' (AKA-62) was laid down under a [[Maritime Commission]] contract (MC hull 1913) on [[12 May]] [[1945]] at [[Providence, R.I.]], by the [[Walsh-Kaiser Co., Inc.]]; launched on [[6 July]] [[1945]]; sponsored by Mrs. Lillian V. MacDonald; and [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] at the [[Boston Navy Yard]] on [[6 August]] [[1945]], LCDR F. C. Rice in command.
''Zenobia'' (AKA-62) was laid down under a [[Maritime Commission]] contract (MC hull 1913) on 12 May 1945 at [[Providence, R.I.]], by the [[Walsh-Kaiser Co., Inc.]]; launched on 6 July 1945; sponsored by Mrs. Lillian V. MacDonald; and [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] at the [[Boston Navy Yard]] on 6 August 1945, LCDR F. C. Rice in command.


Following her shakedown, ''Zenobia'' relieved [[USS Vermilion (AKA-107)]] as a training ship with the Atlantic Fleet's Operational Training Command on [[19 August]]. She served briefly in that role before she was reassigned to Service Force, Atlantic Fleet (ServLant), on [[11 September]]. She operated with ServLant into 1946.
Following her shakedown, ''Zenobia'' relieved [[USS Vermilion (AKA-107)]] as a training ship with the Atlantic Fleet's Operational Training Command on [[19 August]]. She served briefly in that role before she was reassigned to Service Force, Atlantic Fleet (ServLant), on [[11 September]]. She operated with ServLant into 1946.


Although allocated to the Amphibious Force of the Atlantic Fleet on [[1 April]] [[1946]], ''Zenobia's'' days as a United States naval vessel were numbered. She reported to the Commandant, 3d Naval District, on [[7 April]] and was decommissioned exactly one month later, on [[7 May]], at [[Brooklyn, N.Y.]] Struck from the Navy list on [[30 November]] [[1946]], ''Zenobia'' was transferred at Brooklyn to the government of the [[Republic of Chile]] on [[9 December]] [[1946]].
Although allocated to the Amphibious Force of the Atlantic Fleet on 1 April 1946, ''Zenobia's'' days as a United States naval vessel were numbered. She reported to the Commandant, 3d Naval District, on [[7 April]] and was decommissioned exactly one month later, on [[7 May]], at [[Brooklyn, N.Y.]] Struck from the Navy list on 30 November 1946, ''Zenobia'' was transferred at Brooklyn to the government of the [[Republic of Chile]] on 9 December 1946.


Renamed ''Presidente Pinto'', the former Navy attack cargo ship served the Chilean Navy as a transport through the late 1960's and ended her active career as a training ship for [[midshipmen]]. She was transferred to "harbor duties" in 1968—probably serving as a floating barracks or accommodation ship—and was replaced as training ship by the four-masted schooner ''Esmeralda''. ''Presidente Pinto'' was probably scrapped in about 1974.
Renamed ''Presidente Pinto'', the former Navy attack cargo ship served the Chilean Navy as a transport through the late 1960's and ended her active career as a training ship for [[midshipmen]]. She was transferred to "harbor duties" in 1968—probably serving as a floating barracks or accommodation ship—and was replaced as training ship by the four-masted schooner ''Esmeralda''. ''Presidente Pinto'' was probably scrapped in about 1974.
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*[http://ussrankin.org/id352.htm 51 Years of AKAs]
*[http://ussrankin.org/id352.htm 51 Years of AKAs]


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USSZenobia.jpg USS Zenobia (AKA-52)
History
Laid down: 12 May 1945
Launched: 6 July 1945
Commissioned: 6 August 1945
Decommissioned: 7 May 1946
Struck: 30 November 1946
Fate: Believed scrapped about 1974
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 Zenobia (AKA-52) was an Artemis class attack cargo ship named after minor planet 840 Zenobia. Zenobia was also the name of the Queen of Palmyra who reigned from 267 to 272. She served as a commissioned ship for 9 months.

History

Zenobia (AKA-62) was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1913) on 12 May 1945 at Providence, R.I., by the Walsh-Kaiser Co., Inc.; launched on 6 July 1945; sponsored by Mrs. Lillian V. MacDonald; and commissioned at the Boston Navy Yard on 6 August 1945, LCDR F. C. Rice in command.

Following her shakedown, Zenobia relieved USS Vermilion (AKA-107) as a training ship with the Atlantic Fleet's Operational Training Command on 19 August. She served briefly in that role before she was reassigned to Service Force, Atlantic Fleet (ServLant), on 11 September. She operated with ServLant into 1946.

Although allocated to the Amphibious Force of the Atlantic Fleet on 1 April 1946, Zenobia's days as a United States naval vessel were numbered. She reported to the Commandant, 3d Naval District, on 7 April and was decommissioned exactly one month later, on 7 May, at Brooklyn, N.Y. Struck from the Navy list on 30 November 1946, Zenobia was transferred at Brooklyn to the government of the Republic of Chile on 9 December 1946.

Renamed Presidente Pinto, the former Navy attack cargo ship served the Chilean Navy as a transport through the late 1960's and ended her active career as a training ship for midshipmen. She was transferred to "harbor duties" in 1968—probably serving as a floating barracks or accommodation ship—and was replaced as training ship by the four-masted schooner Esmeralda. Presidente Pinto was probably scrapped in about 1974.

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