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

AR-4 USS Vestal

• Prometheus class Repair Ship:
• Displacement: 9,435 tons (full load)
• Length: 466'
• Beam: 60'
• Draft: 21'
• Speed: 14 knots
• Armament: 2 5"/51, 4 3"/50 DP, 2x2 40mm, 8 20mm
• Complement: 90
• Reciprocating steam engines, twin screws, 7,800 shaft hp
• Built at New York Navy Yard, and commissioned as Collier No. 1, 4 October 1909
• Converted to Repair Ship at Boston Navy Yard and recommissioned 3 September 1913

Additional Links:

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

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