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Tonnage | 5300 tons light 17,606 tons fully loaded |
Dimensions | 492' by 69'6" by 28'6" 150.00m by 21.18m by 8.69m |
Maximum speed | 16.5 knots |
Complement | 1075 |
Armament | 2 3"/50 AA guns |
Machinery |
1-shaft geared
turbine (8500 shp) 2 Foster-Wheeler boilers |
The Tangiers were
standard Maritime
Commission
C3-Cargo hulls converted to
use as seaplane tenders. They were equipped with booms of maximum lift
up to 30 tons.
Tangier | |
Arrived 1942-11-19 |
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