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| Tonnage | 6150 tons standard |
| Dimensions | 353' by 57' by 17' 107.6m by 17.4m by 5.2m |
| Maximum speed | 12 knots |
| Complement |
278 |
| Armament |
3 3"/50 dual-purpose gun 2x2 40mm Bofors AA guns 4 0.50 machine guns 2 0.30 machine guns |
| Machinery |
2-shaft triple expansion engines
(2700 shp) 4 Scotch single ended cylindrical boilers |
The Keokuk was an elderly
merchant ship (laid down in
1914) converted to a net tender/minelayer
and dispatched to the Pacific in December 1943. She mostly operated as
a net tender, being capable of carrying at least 10,000 feet (3000m) of
antisubmarine net.
References
DANFS
(accessed 2009-4-20)
NavSource.Org
(accessed 2009-4-20)
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