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Naval Historical Center # NH 67497
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Tonnage |
11,400 tons standard displacement |
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Dimensions |
448' by 58' by 24' 136.6m by 17.7m by 7.3m |
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Maximum speed |
13.5 knots |
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Complement |
610 |
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Armament |
4 5"/51 guns 4 3"/50 AA guns |
| Machinery |
1-shaft General Electric Curtis geared turbine (6000 shp) 6 Babcock and Wilcox boilers |
| Bunkerage |
1440 tons |
| Modifications |
Light antiaircraft of 12 20mm
Oerlikon AA guns by the end of the war |
The Argonne was
built for the Navy in 1921 as a
transport. She was reclassified
as a miscellaneous auxiliary
in 1940. She was at Pearl
Harbor during the attack that began the war, where her crew claimed a Japanese "Kate" shot down. She was also present at the Mount Hood disaster, but survived the war.
References
NavSource.org (accessed 2012-5-25)
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