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U.S.
National Archives
#80-G-453343
| Tonnage | 9075 deadweight tons |
| Dimensions | 417'9" by 60' by 27'6" 127.3m by 18.3m by 8.4m |
| Maximum speed | 14 knots |
| Complement |
289 |
| Armament |
1 5"/38 DP gun 4x2 40mm Bofors AA guns 12 20mm Oerlikon AA guns |
| Machinery |
1-shaft Allis Chalmers geared turbine (4000 shp) 2 Babcock and Wilcox boilers |
| Bunkerage |
940 tons fuel oil 360 barrels diesel oil 105,000 gallons gasoline |
| Cargo capacity |
11,310 measurement tons |
The Acontius-class motor torpedo boat tenders were completed 1944-45. They were Maritime Commission standard C-1 cargo ships converted to naval auxiliaries by installing boat cradles on their forward decks under their 50-ton main booms, which were easily capable of lifting a 39-ton PT boat. None were lost during the war.
| Acontius |
Arrived 1944-9 |
| Cyrene |
Arrived 1944-11-7 |
References
NavSource (accessed 2011-2-17)
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