|
Repair Ship
A repair ship is a naval auxiliary ship designed to provide maintenance support to warships. Repair ships provide similar services to destroyer, submarine and seaplane tenders or depot ships, but may offer a broader range of repair capability including equipment and personnel for repair of more significant machinery failures or battle damage.Lenton & Colledge, p.333 United States Navy The United States Navy became aware of the need for repair ships to maintain Asiatic Fleet ships stationed in the Philippines. Two colliers were converted to and in 1913 before the purpose-built was completed at the Puget Sound Navy Yard in 1923. Repair ships Repair ships: * Silverstone, p.292 * * * * * * * * Silverstone, p.293 * * * * * * Silverstone, p.296 * * * Silverstone, p.285 * * Internal combustion engine repair ship Internal combustion engine repair ships specializing in the maintenance and repair of gasoline engines and diesel engines. Common work was on PT boats, sub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Medusa (AR-1) At Pearl Harbor February 1942
USS ''Medusa'' may refer to the following ships operated by the United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...: * , was the single‑turreted monitor ''Nantucket'' renamed ''Medusa'' 15 June 1869 and reassigned her original name ''Nantucket'' 10 August 1869 * , was a fleet repair ship launched 16 April 1923 and sold for scrapping 24 August 1950 {{DEFAULTSORT:Medusa, Uss United States Navy ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Submarine
A submarine (or sub) is a watercraft capable of independent operation underwater. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability. The term is also sometimes used historically or colloquially to refer to remotely operated vehicles and Autonomous underwater vehicle, robots, as well as medium-sized or smaller vessels, such as the midget submarine and the wet sub. Submarines are referred to as ''boats'' rather than ''ships'' irrespective of their size. Although experimental submarines had been built earlier, submarine design took off during the 19th century, and they were adopted by several navies. They were first widely used during World War I (1914–1918), and are now used in many navy, navies, large and small. Military uses include attacking enemy surface ships (merchant and military) or other submarines, and for aircraft carrier protection, Blockade runner, blockade running, Ballistic missile submarine, nuclear deterrence, reconnaissance, conventio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Palawan (ARG-10)
USS ''Palawan'' (ARG-10) was a Luzon class internal combustion engine repair ship that saw service in the United States Navy from 1945 to 1947. She was sunk as an artificial reef in 1977. History ''Palawan'', built as MCE hull 2668 by the Bethlehem-Fairfield, MD, was launched 12 August 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Louis Augustine; converted to an internal combustion engine repair ship at Bethlehem Key Highway Shipyard, Baltimore; and commissioned 3 May 1945. She was named for Palawan island in the Philippines. Pacific War Following shakedown in Chesapeake Bay, ''Palawan'' took on ammunition and stores at Norfolk and sailed for Panama 12 June. Transiting the Panama Canal on the 19th, it continued on into the Pacific, arriving at Tacloban, Philippines, 3 August. A unit of ServDiv 101, it repaired small craft, giving priority to minesweepers, in San Pedro Bay until 1 September. On that date it steamed north to join ServDiv 103 and support the ships of Task Force 52 during Western Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Mona Island (ARG-9)
USS ''Mona Island'' (ARG-9) was laid down on 10 April 1944, as a Maritime Commission type ( EC2-S-C1) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 2634) at Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland. Launched on 11 May 1944. Acquired by the U.S. Navy from the Maritime Commission and converted to Internal Combustion Engine Repair Ship (ARG-9) at Maryland Drydock Co, Baltimore, Maryland, and commissioned USS ''Mona Island'' (ARG-9), on 17 October 1944. World War II Pacific Theatre operations Following shakedown in Chesapeake Bay, USS ''Mona Island'' departed Norfolk, Virginia, 2 December en route to the Pacific. Six days out of Pearl Harbor, on 18 January 1945, she effected the rescue of survivors of a crashed Army C 47 transport, en route to Hawaii from the mainland. On the 24th, she arrived at Pearl Harbor, debarked her passengers, and reported to ComServForce, U.S. Pacific Fleet for duty and onward routing. Underway on the 27th, she steamed via the Marshalls ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Leyte (ARG-8)
USS ''Leyte'' (ARG-8), later USS ''Maui'' (ARG-8), was a ''Luzon''-class internal combustion engine repair ship that saw service in the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946. She was scrapped in 1972. History ''Leyte'' was laid down on 20 January 1944 at the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Inc. in Baltimore, Maryland; launched on 18 February 1944; sponsored by Miss Rhoda J. Braun; and commissioned on 17 August 1944. She was named after Leyte Island in the Philippines, she was the second U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name ''Leyte''. Pacific War After training in Chesapeake Bay, ''Leyte'' sailed from Norfolk, Virginia, on 3 October 1944 for Pacific duty. She reported to Commander Service Force 7th Fleet on 26 November at Hollandia, New Guinea. Here she became a repair ship for LSMs, and continued this service until she departed for the Philippine Islands on 25 February 1945. For the remainder of the War, ''Leyte'' served in Subic Bay. Her name was changed to USS ''Maui'' (ARG ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Culebra Island (ARG-7)
USS ''Culebra Island'' (ARG-7) was a ''Luzon''-class internal combustion engine repair ship in the service of the United States Navy from 1944 to 1947. She was scrapped in 1974. History ''Culebra Island'' was laid down 29 October 1943 as liberty ship SS ''John F. Goucher'' (MCE hull 1830) by Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland, under a Maritime Commission contract. She was launched 23 November 1943 and sponsored by Miss J. F. Miller. ''Culebra Island'' was transferred to the Navy on 29 November 1943 and commissioned 19 May 1944. She was named after Culebra, an island between Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, it was the only ship of the Navy to bear this name. Pacific War Departing Norfolk 30 June 1944 ''Culebra Island'' reached Milne Bay, New Guinea, 16 August. She joined Floating Repair Unit 1 of the 7th Fleet at Alexishafen and remained there on repair duty until arriving at Hollandia 7 October. Here she prepared ships for the Leyte operation until 25 Decem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Cebu (ARG-6)
USS ''Cebu'' (ARG-6) was a ''Luzon''-class internal combustion engine repair ship that saw service in the United States Navy during World War II. Named after Cebu, an island in the Philippines, it was the second ship of the Navy to bear this name. Construction ''Cebu'' was laid down 21 September 1943, as liberty ship SS ''Francis P. Duffy'', under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MCE hull 1805, by the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Inc., in Baltimore, Maryland; launched 18 October 1943; sponsored by Mrs. M. C. Bird; acquired by the Navy 27 October 1943; and commissioned 15 April 1944. Service history ''Cebu''s special mission was providing shops and trained men for the repair of internal combustion engines, but through the course of the war, her men performed a variety of tasks, ranging from the repairing of ship's clocks to major work on battleships. She arrived at Manus in the Admiralty Islands 10 September 1944. At this fleet base, she prepared small craft and large ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Oahu (ARG-5)
USS ''Oahu'' (ARG-5) was a ''Luzon''-class internal combustion engine repair ship that saw service in the United States Navy during World War II. Named for the Island of Oahu, third largest island in the Hawaiian chain, it was the second US Naval vessel to bear the name. Construction ''Oahu'' was laid down 14 August 1943, as the liberty ship SS ''Caleb C. Wheeler'', under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MCE hull 1782, by the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Inc., in Baltimore, Maryland; launched 9 September 1943; sponsored by Mrs. O. F. Hurt; acquired by the Navy from MARCOM 15 September 1943; converted by the Maryland Drydock Company, Baltimore, Maryland; and commissioned 4 April 1944. Service history Following a Chesapeake Bay shakedown, the repair ship ''Oahu'' departed Hampton Roads, Virginia, 16 May 1944, steaming south and then west. Transiting the Panama Canal, she headed out into the Pacific. On 8 July, she arrived at Eniwetok and on 11 July, began repairin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Tutuila (ARG-4)
USS ''Tutuila'' (ARG-4) was a ''Luzon''-class internal combustion engine repair ship that saw service in the United States Navy during World War II, The Korean War, and The Vietnam War as well as several smaller actions. Named for the Island of Tutuila, the largest and main island of American Samoa, it was the second US Naval vessel to bear the name. After serving for nearly 30 years ''Tutuila'' was sold to the Republic of China in 1972. Construction ''Tutuila'' was laid down 11 August 1943, as the liberty ship SS ''Arthur P. Gorman'', under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MCE hull 1179, by the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Inc., in Baltimore, Maryland; launched 12 September 1943; transferred to the Navy when 80 percent complete for conversion to an internal combustion engine repair ship on 18 September; converted by the Maryland Drydock Co.; and commissioned there on 8 April 1944. Service history World War II ''Tutuila'' underwent shakedown in Hampton Roads from 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Mindanao (ARG-3)
USS ''Mindanao'' (ARG-3) was a ''Luzon''-class internal combustion engine repair ship in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1947. She was sunk as an artificial reef in 1980. History Construction ''Mindanao'' was named for the Island of Mindanao, second largest and southernmost island in the Philippines, it was the second U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name. She was laid down 11 April 1943, as the liberty ship SS ''Elbert Hubbard'', under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MCE hull 983, by the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Inc., in Baltimore, Maryland; launched 13 May 1943; sponsored by Mrs. C. R. Spalding; acquired by the Navy on 20 May 1943; and commissioned as ''Mindanao'' on 6 November 1943. Pacific Theater of Operations After shakedown in Chesapeake Bay, ''Mindanao'' joined Task Group 29.7 (TG 29.7) on 20 December 1943, and sailed for Cuba, the Panama Canal, and Nouméa, New Caledonia, arriving 27 January 1944, to report for duty with Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Luzon (ARG-2)
USS ''Luzon'' (ARG-2) was an internal combustion engine repair ship in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1947 and from 1950 to 1960. She was the lead ship in a class of twelve ships and was scrapped in 1974. Construction ''Luzon'' was laid down 8 April 1943, as liberty ship SS ''Samuel Bowles'', under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MCE hull 981, by the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Inc., in Baltimore, Maryland; launched 14 May 1943; sponsored by Mrs. H. E. Sigman; acquired by the Navy and renamed ''Luzon'' 24 May 1943; commissioned 12 October 1943. She was named for the Island of Luzon, the chief island in the northern Philippines and site of the capital city of Manila. She was the second U.S. naval vessel to bear the name. Service history World War II After shakedown in Chesapeake Bay, she departed Norfolk, Virginia 28 November, for duty in the Pacific. She transited the Panama Canal 6 December, and arrived the Ellice Islands 3 January 1944. Assigned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Oglala
USS ''Oglala'' (ID-1255/CM-4/ARG-1) was a minelayer in the United States Navy. Commissioned as ''Massachusetts'', she was renamed ''Shawmut'' a month later, and in 1928, was renamed after the Oglala, a sub-tribe of the Lakota, residing in the Black Hills of South Dakota. ''Massachusetts'' was built as a fast cargo vessel for the New England Navigation Company by William Cramp & Sons of Philadelphia in 1907. In 1911 the ship was sold to the Maine Steamship Company and converted to passenger service. The next year ''Massachusetts'' was sold to the Eastern Steamship Corporation. The ship then operated in overnight coastal passenger steamer service through the Cape Cod Canal and Long Island Sound between Boston and New York City. After the US entered World War I, ''Massachusetts'' and her sister ship , were among eight civilian steamships purchased to lay the North Sea Mine Barrage. Construction Three new ships for the New England Navigation Company, controlled by the New Haven rai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
_at_Pearl_Harbor_February_1942.jpg "Click for more on -> Repair Ship")
.jpg "Click for more on -> USS Cebu (ARG-6)")
_laying_mines_in_North_Sea_1918.jpg "Click for more on -> USS Oglala")