Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

AB-1 USS Crane Ship No. 1

• Displacement: 8275 tons
• Length: 375'
• Beam: 92'
• Draft: 17' (mean std)
• Speed:
• Armament:
• Complement:
• Reciprocating engines; twin screws
• Built at Newport News Shipbuilding Co. and commissioned as USS Kearsarge (BB-5) 20 Feb 1900
• Converted to Crane Ship at Philadelphia Navy Yard and fitted with 250-ton capacity crane; redesignated AB-1 5 Aug 1920

Additional Links:

"Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Crane Ship No. 1

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