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

AE-14 USS Firedrake

• Wrangell class Ammunition Ship:
• Displacement: 14,960 tons (full load)
• Length: 459'
• Beam: 63'
• Draft: 28'
• Speed: 14 knots (max)
• Armament: 1 5"/38 DP; 4 3"/50 DP; 2x2 40mm; 8x2 20mm
• Complement: 267
• Cargo: 7,700 DWT
• Maritime Commission C2-S-AJ1 type
• Built at North Carolina Shipbuilding Co., Wilmington, N.C., and commissioned 27 December 1944

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Firedrake
• Reunion contact (as of March 1999):
  AE14-2005@juno.com

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(circa 1954)

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Last updated: 22 November 2005