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Naval History and Heritage Command #NH 96913.
Via Navsource.org
| Tonnage | 5801 tons standard displacement |
| Dimensions | 441'7" by 56'11" by 27'7" 134.59m by 17.35m by 8.41m |
| Maximum speed | 12.5 knots |
| Complement |
1524 |
| Complement | 525 |
| Armament | 1 5"/38
dual-purpose guns 4 3"/50 AA guns 2x2 40mm Bofors AA guns 12 20mm Oerlikon AA guns |
| Machinery |
1-shaft HOR triple expansion (2500 shp) 2 Babcock and Wilcox boilers |
| Bunkerage |
1130 tons fuel oil 310 tons diesel fuel |
| Range |
11,000 nautical miles (21,000 km) at 11 knots |
The Xanthuses
were completed in 1945. They were Liberty
ships
converted
to use as repair ships.
| Laertes | Arrived 1945-5-13 |
| Dionysus | Arrived 1945-6-15 |
| Xanthus | Arrived 1945-7-5 |
References
NavSource.org (accessed 2012-6-30)
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