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|[[New York Navy Yard|New York NY]]
|25 Mar, 1907
|9 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 14:52, 22 November 2014

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

Overview of 2 vessels
Citations for this data available on individual ship pages
Name Builder Laid Down Launched Completed Fate
Vestal New York NY 25 Mar, 1907 9 May, 1908 4 Oct, 1909 Sold 28 Jul, 1950
Prometheus Mare Island 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

[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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