1924 - 2005 (81 years)Ship-USS Sagittarius (AKN-2)
USS Sagittarius (AKN-2) was an S-class Indus net cargo ship in the service of the United States Navy in World War II. Named after the constellation Sagittarius, it was the only ship of the Navy to bear this name. Sagittarius was laid down on 8 November 1943 as liberty ship SS J. Fred Essary (MCE hull 1835) by Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, under a Maritime Commission contract; launched on 30 November 1943, sponsored by Mrs. J. Fred Essary; acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission on a bare-boat charter on 8 December 1943; converted to a net cargo ship; and commissioned as Sagittarius (AKN-2) on 18 March 1944.
| Date | 1944 |
| File name | Ship-USS Sagittarius (AKN-2).jpg |
| File Size | 68.05k |
| Dimensions | 860 x 705 |
| OTR | ZeNLZzFoUa7I0rxAVNW3 |
| Special Instructions | FBMD01000ab6030000cf1a0000a23e0000c43e0000123f0000c15c0000129b000055a2000077a20000afa2000038100100 |
| Linked to | James Whitfield 'Jimmy' Smith (Military Service); James Whitfield 'Jimmy' Smith |
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