What is AKA in shipping?

Attack Cargo Ship (AKA) Amphibious Cargo Ship (LKA) Index AKA/LKAs offloaded their equipment, cargo and troops into the ships landing craft which were used to ferry them ashore in support of an amphibious invasion.

What type of ship is LKA?

Charleston-class amphibious cargo ship
USS Mobile (LKA-115)

What is a Navy freighter?

Amphibious cargo ships were U.S. Navy ships designed specifically to carry troops, heavy equipment and supplies in support of amphibious assaults, and to provide naval gunfire support during those assaults.

What is an AKA WW2?

They were standard merchant ship designs, modified for Navy use from hulls laid down as part of the U.S. Maritime Commission’s massive WWII shipbuilding program. The first such ship was USS Centaurus (AKA-17), commissioned in October 1943. The last WWII AKA was USS Washburn (AKA-108), commissioned in May 1945.

What aka stand for?

also known as
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How much do cargo ship workers make?

Container Ship Salary

What is life like working on a cargo ship?

On commercial ships, work is organised into four-hour shifts, which means that crew members are on duty twice for four hours during any 24-hour period. Consequently, some people will be sleeping during the day so taking a freighter cruise means showing maximum discretion and a quiet manner.

Is Rosie the Riveter a real person?

Based in small part on a real-life munitions worker, but primarily a fictitious character, the strong, bandanna-clad Rosie became one of the most successful recruitment tools in American history, and the most iconic image of working women in the World War II era.