SS James Baines
USS ''Algol'' (AKA-54) was an . She was the first ship of the United States Navy by this name, after Algol, a fixed star in the constellation Perseus (constellation), Perseus. ''Algol'' served as a commissioned ship for 22 years and 1 month. She was laid down on 10 December 1942, as ''James Barnes'', a Maritime Commission Type C2 ship, Type C2-S-B1 hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1153), at Moore Dry Dock Company, in Oakland, California. She was launched on 17 February 1943, renamed ''Algol'' on 30 August 1943, and placed in reduced commission on 27 November 1943 for transit to Willamette Iron and Steel Works, Willamette Shipyard, Portland, Oregon, for completion as an attack cargo ship. She was decommissioned at Portland on 3 December 1943, and recommissioned USS ''Algol'' (AKA-54), on 21 July 1944 at Willamette Shipyard. Service history World War II 1944 ''Algol'' completed shakedown cruise, shakedown training along the California coast by 3 September. She the ...
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USS Algol (AKA-54) Underway Off The Coast Of Southern California On 22 September 1944
Two ships of the United States Navy have been named ''Algol'', after a fixed star in the constellation Perseus. * was an ''Andromeda''-class attack cargo ship that served from World War II until 1970. * , formerly T-AK-287, is a container ship operated by the Military Sealift Command since 1984. {{DEFAULTSORT:Algol United States Navy ship names ...
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