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

AD-15 USS Prairie

• Dixie class Destroyer Tender:
• Displacement: 17,176 tons (full load)
• Length: 530'6"
• Beam: 73'3"
• Draft: 25'
• Speed: 18.5 knots (max); 12 knots (econ)
• Armament: 4 5"/38 DP; 4x2 40mm; 23 20mm; 2 3-pdr
• Complement: 1,698
• Geared turbine engines; twin screws; 11,300 h.p.
• Built at New York Shipbuilding Co., and commissioned 5 August 1940

Additional Links:

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

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