Adria Class, U.S. Provisions Storeships


Photograph of Adria, provisions storeship

U.S. Navy photograph. Via NavSource.org


Specifications:


Tonnage

3139 tons light 

Dimensions

338' by 50' by 18'
103.02m by 15.24m by 5.49m

Maximum speed      

12 knots

Armament

1 3"/50 AA gun
6 20mm Oerlikon AA guns

Cargo

2120 tons

The Adrias were provisions storeships build for the Navy by the Maritime Commission in 1944-45 under the type designation R1-M-AV3.


Units in the Pacific:

Adria

Arrived 1945-1

Arequipa

Arrived 1945-2

Karin

Arrived 1945-2-28

Corduba

Arrived 1945-3-4

Kerstin

Arrived 1945-3-21

Latona

Arrived 1945-4-1

Malabar

Arrived 1945-4-4

Merapi

Arrived 1945-4-16

Lioba

Arrived 1945-5-5

Palisana

Arrived 1945-5-18

Gordonia

Arrived 1945-6-15

Laurentia      

Arrived 1945-7-4


References

DANFS

NavSource.Org (accessed 2007-3-24)

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