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| [[New York Navy Yard|New York NY]]
| 25 Mar, 1907
| 19 May, 1908
| 4 Oct, 1909
| Sold 28 Jul, 1950
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| [[Mare Island Navy Yard|Mare Island]]
| 18 Oct, 1907
| 5 Dec, 1908
| 15 Jan, 1910
| Sold 29 Aug, 1950
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Revision as of 14:46, 22 November 2014

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

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

[2]

  • 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.


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