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

ARV-1 USS Chourre

• Chourre class Aircraft Repair Ship:
• Displacement: 14,350 tons (f.l.)
• Length: 441'6"
• Beam: 56'11"
• Draft: 22;
• Speed: 12 knots
• Armament: 1 5" D.P., 2x2 40mm, 1x4 40mm
• Complement: 71 officers, 507 enlisted
• One vertical expansion steam engine, single screw, 2,500 hp.
• Built at Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Inc., Baltimore, Md., and commissioned 7 December 1944
• Maritime Commission EC2-S-C1 type

Additional Links:

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

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