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

AF-14 USS Uranus

• Uranus class Provision Store Ship:
• Displacement: 3,470 tons (full load)
• Length: 269'6"
• Beam: 39'6"
• Draft: 17'
• Speed: 12 knots (des)
• Armament: 2 3"/50 DP; 6 20mm
• Complement: 93
• Cargo: 1,135 DWT
• Turbine and reciprocating engines, single screw, ? hp
• Built at Helsingoors Shipbuilding, Elsinore, Denmark in 1933; acquired by USN, converted to stores ship at Robbins Drydock Co. and commissioned 27 October 1941

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Uranus

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  See Also:
  • The parent directory for more information on this class and type
  • Reunion links for scheduled reunions
    and possible contacts for crew lists
  • Sources of ship's documents: logs, action reports, etc.
    -- mostly from the National Archives

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Last updated: July 10, 1999