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Indus Class, U.S. Net Cargo Ships

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ONI 222

Tonnage	4023 tons light 14,550 tons fully loaded
Dimensions	441'6" by 56'11" by 28'4" 134.57m by 17.35m by 8.64m
Maximum speed	12.5 knots
Complement	228
Armament	1 5"/38 dual-purpose gun 4 40mm Bofors AA guns
Machinery	1-shaft GMC triple expansion reciprocating (2500 shp) 2 Babcock & Wilcox boilers
Bunkerage	1530 tons

The Induses were Liberty Ships converted to net cargo ships.

Indus	Arrived 1944-4
Tuscana	Arrived 1944-5
Sagittarius	Arrived 1944-5-9
Zebra	Completed 1944-6-1 (Noumea)	Converted from crippled Liberty Ship Matthew Lyon

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