page_title: USS Veritas (AKA-50)
hierarchical_section_title: USS Veritas (AKA-50)
caption_attribution_description: English: USS Veritas AKA 50
context_page_description: USS Veritas (AKA-50) was an Artemis class attack cargo ship named after the minor planet 490 Veritas. Veritas was the Greek goddess of Truth. She served as a commissioned ship for 7 months.
  Veritas (AKA-50) was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract on 26 April 1945 at Providence, R.I., by the Walsh-Kaiser Co., Inc.; launched on 16 June 1945; sponsored by Mrs. Fred B. Smith; and commissioned on 19 July 1945, Lt. Comdr. A. S. Brooks, USNR, in command.
context_section_description: USS Veritas (AKA-50) was an Artemis class attack cargo ship named after the minor planet 490 Veritas. Veritas was the Greek goddess of Truth. She served as a commissioned ship for 7 months.
  Veritas (AKA-50) was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1911) on 26 April 1945 at Providence, R.I., by the Walsh-Kaiser Co., Inc.; launched on 16 June 1945; sponsored by Mrs. Fred B. Smith; and commissioned on 19 July 1945, Lt. Comdr. A. S. Brooks, USNR, in command.
caption: USS Veritas, AKA 50
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