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

AD-34 USS Alcor

• Hamul class Destroyer Tender:
• Displacement: 14,900 tons (full load)
• Length: 492'
• Beam: 69'6"
• Draft: 25'
• Speed: 18 knots (max); 10 knots (econ)
• Armament: 1 5"/38 DP; 4 3"/50 DP; 2x2 40mm; 8-22 20mm
• Complement: 734
• Geared turbine engines; single screw; 8,500 h.p.
• Built at Federal, Kearny as SS Dixie in 1928
• Purchased by USN 3 March 1941
• Converted to AG-34 at Bethlehem, Baltimore, and commissioned 4 September 1941
• Reclassified as Repair Ship (AR-10) 22 December 1941
• Redesignated AD-34 6 November 1944

Additional Links:

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

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