File:USS Altair (AK-257) underway in 1952 (6931551).jpg

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English: The U.S. Navy cargo ship USS Altair (AK-257) underway in 1952. She was commissioned as AK-257 on 31 January 1952. Already on 12 August 1952, Altair was redesignated as general stores issue ship "AKS-32". She was decommissioned at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia (USA), on 5 January 1953 and taken to Baltimore, where she underwent conversion at the Maryland Drydock Company to prepare her for her new role. She was recommissioned at Norfolk on 15 December 1953.
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This media is available in the holdings of the National Archives and Records Administration, cataloged under the National Archives Identifier (NAID) 6931552.

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Author U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships photo 19-NN-AK-257 Altair-141249

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