USS Rigel (AD-13)
USS Rigel (AD-13/ARb-1/AR-11) was an Altair class destroyer tender named for Rigel, the brightest star in the constellation Orion. Originally built in 1918 as SS Edgecombe by the Skinner and Eddy Corporation of Seattle, Washington for the United States Shipping Board, she was transferred to the United States Navy by Executive Order on 29 October 1921, delivered 16 November 1921, converted to a destroyer tender, and commissioned as USS Rigel on 24 February 1922 with Lieutenant E. G. Affleck in command.
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USS Rigel (AD-13)
USS Rigel (AD-13/ARb-1/AR-11) was an Altair class destroyer tender named for Rigel, the brightest star in the constellation Orion. Originally built in 1918 as SS Edgecombe by the Skinner and Eddy Corporation of Seattle, Washington for the United States Shipping Board, she was transferred to the United States Navy by Executive Order on 29 October 1921, delivered 16 November 1921, converted to a destroyer tender, and commissioned as USS Rigel on 24 February 1922 with Lieutenant E. G. Affleck in command.
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USS Rigel (AD-13/ARb-1/AR-11) ...... nant E. G. Affleck in command.
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1921-10-29
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1922-02-24
decommissioning date
1946-07-11
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1918-11-23
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Transferred to theMaritime Commissionfor disposal, 12 July 1946
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Ship acquired
1921-10-29
Ship armament
*4 × 3"/50 caliber guns
*4 × twin 40 mm guns
*6 × twin 20 mm guns
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1922-02-24
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December 1918
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United States
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1946-07-11
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USS Rigel
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Geared turbine, single propeller
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USS Rigel (AD-13/ARb-1/AR-11) ...... nant E. G. Affleck in command.
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