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|  ONI 222 |
| Tonnage | 14,200 tons fully loaded |
| Dimensions | 492' by 69'6" by 21'10" 150.0m by 21.2m by 6.7m |
| Maximum speed | 16.5 knots |
| Complement | 911 |
| Armament | 1 4"/50
gun 1 3"/23 AA gun |
| Machinery | 1-shaft General Electric geared
turbine (8500 shp) 2 Foster-Wheeler boilers |
| Bunkerage | 2841 tons fuel oil |
| Range | 12,550 nautical miles (23,000km) at 15 knots |
| Modifications |
Armament upgraded to 1 5"/38 DP gun, 4 3"/50 AA guns, 2x2 40mm Bofors AA guns, and 10-20 20mm Oerlikon AA guns. |
The Griffins were
completed in 1940-1942. They were Maritime Commission
standard C3-Cargo
merchant ships converted to use as submarine tenders. They had about
three-fourths the work capacity of the purpose-built tenders of the Fulton class.
| Pelias | Pearl Harbor |
| Griffin | 1942-4-15 (Brisbane) |
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