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

AR-1 USS Medusa

• Medusa class Repair Ships:
• Displacement: 13,480 tons (full)
• Length: 484'
• Beam: 70'
• Draft: 25'
• Speed: 9 knots (econ), 14 knots (max)
• Armament: 6 3"/50 DP, 2x2 40mm, 8 20mm
• Complement: 512
• Geared turbine engines, single screw, 7,000 shaft hp
• Built at Puget Sound Navy Yard, and commissioned 18 September 1924

Additional Links:

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

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