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+ | ! colspan=7 align=left|Overview of two vessels | ||
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+ | | colspan=7 align=left|<small>Citations for this data available on individual ship pages</small> | ||
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+ | ! align=center | Name | ||
+ | ! align=center | Hull No. | ||
+ | ! align=center | Builder | ||
+ | ! align=center | Laid Down | ||
+ | ! align=center | Launched | ||
+ | ! align=center | Commissioned | ||
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+ | | {{US-Vestal}} | ||
+ | | AR-4 | ||
+ | |[[New York Navy Yard|New York NYd]] | ||
+ | |25 Mar, 1907 | ||
+ | |9 May, 1908 | ||
+ | |4 Oct, 1909 | ||
+ | |Sold 28 Jul, 1950 | ||
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+ | | {{US-Prometheus}} | ||
+ | | AR-3 | ||
+ | |[[Mare Island Navy Yard|Mare Island NYd]] | ||
+ | |18 Oct, 1907 | ||
+ | |5 Dec, 1908 | ||
+ | |15 Jan, 1910 | ||
+ | |Sold 29 Aug, 1950 | ||
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===1918=== | ===1918=== | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:33, 1 January 2015
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 | ||||||
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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
1918
- four 4-inch/50 caliber
See Also
Footnotes
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.
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