Vestal Class Repair Ship (1908)

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The two Vestal class repair ships were originally built as colliers for the U.S. Navy before their conversion in 1912.

Overview of two vessels
Citations for this data available on individual ship pages
Name Hull No. Builder Laid Down Launched Commissioned Fate
Vestal AR-4 New York NYd 25 Mar, 1907 9 May, 1908 4 Oct, 1909 Sold 28 Jul, 1950
Prometheus AR-3 Mare Island NYd 18 Oct, 1907 5 Dec, 1908 15 Jan, 1910 Sold 29 Aug, 1950

Design & Construction

Both ships were renamed before construction began, originally being planned to have the names of two Great Lakes: Vestal's original name was Erie and Prometheus's was Ontario. Both names were changed in October 1905.[1]

Performance

Armament

[2]

1918

  • four 4-inch/50 caliber

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 132.
  2. Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 132.

Bibliography

  • Silverstone, Paul H. (2006). The U.S. Navy Warship Series: The New Navy 1883-1922. New York: Routledge.
  • Silverstone, Paul H. (2008). The U.S. Navy Warship Series: The Navy of World War II, 1922-1947. New York: Routledge.


Vestal Class Repair Ship
  Vestal Prometheus