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

AR-5 USS Vulcan

• Vulcan class Repair Ship:
• Displacement: 12,911 tons (full load)
• Length: 530'
• Beam: 73'4"
• Draft:
• Speed: 18 knots
• Armament: 4 5"/38
• Turbine engines; twin screws; 10,000 h.p.
• Built at New York Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., New York, and commissioned 14 June 1941

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Vulcan
• Manuscript Collection at Old Dominion University

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