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

AR-11 USS Rigel

• Rigel class Repair Ship (ex-Destroyer Tender):
• Displacement: 9,245 tons
• Length: 424'
• Beam: 54'
• Draft: 18'
• Speed: 8 knots
• Armament: 1 5"/51, 4 3"/50 DP, 2x2 40mm, 10 20mm
• Complement:
• Geared turbine engines, single screw, 2,500 hp
• Built at Skinner and Eddy, Seattle, and commissioned as AD-13 24 February 1922
• Redesignated Repair Ship AR-11 10 April 1941

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Rigel
• Action Report -- Pearl Harbor attack

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