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| Tonnage | 9430 tons light 17,000 tons fully loaded |
| Dimensions | 529'4" by 73'4" by 26' 161.34m by 22.35m by 7.92m |
| Maximum speed | 19.2 knots |
| Complement |
53 officers 1244 men |
| Armament | 4x1 5"/38
dual-purpose guns 4x2 40mm Bofors AA guns 4 0.50 machine guns |
| Machinery |
2-shaft geared turbines (11,000
shp) 4 Babcock and Wilcox boilers |
| Bunkerage |
3300 tons |
The Vulcans were modern
purpose-build repair ships completed in 1941-1944. They were equipped
with booms of up to 20 ton capacity, allowing them to do heavy repair
work. Some of these units were still in commission at the time of the
Gulf War of 1991.
| Ajax |
Completed 1943-10-30 (Los Angeles)
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| Hector
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Completed 1944-2-7 (Los Angeles) | |
| Jason |
Completed 1944-6-19 (Los Angeles) | Designated a heavy-hull repair
ship (ARH) |
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Arrived 1945-1 |
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