USS Xanthus (AR-19)
USS Xanthus (AR-19) was a Xanthus-class repair ship acquired by the United States Navy for the task of providing repairs to the fleet. She was named after Xanthus, a mythical beast of Greek legend. Intended for the Royal Navy as HMS Hecla (F 175), she was laid down under Maritime Commission contract (MCE hull 2664) as Hecla on 6 June 1944 at Baltimore, Maryland, by the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Inc.. She was launched on 31 July 1944, sponsored by Mrs. J.W.A. Waller, and delivered to the Navy on a loan basis on 16 August 1944.
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USS Xanthus (AR-19)
USS Xanthus (AR-19) was a Xanthus-class repair ship acquired by the United States Navy for the task of providing repairs to the fleet. She was named after Xanthus, a mythical beast of Greek legend. Intended for the Royal Navy as HMS Hecla (F 175), she was laid down under Maritime Commission contract (MCE hull 2664) as Hecla on 6 June 1944 at Baltimore, Maryland, by the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Inc.. She was launched on 31 July 1944, sponsored by Mrs. J.W.A. Waller, and delivered to the Navy on a loan basis on 16 August 1944.
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USS Xanthus (AR-19) was a Xant ...... Stanley G. Nichols in command.
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date of acquirement
1944-08-16
commissioning date
1945-05-09
laying down
1944-06-06
length (μ)
1.344168e+2
ship beam (μ)
1.70688e+1
ship launched
1944-07-31
status
Sold for scrap, 1974
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687,766,400
Ship armament
one 5” gun mount, three 3” gun mounts, four 40mm machine guns, twelve 20 mm machine guns
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*as Hecla
*MCE hull 2664
Ship propulsion
Skinner-uniflow triple expansion reciprocating steam engine, single shaft, 2,500shp.
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Ship struck
1962-09-01
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USS Xanthus (AR-19) was a Xant ...... loan basis on 16 August 1944.
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USS Xanthus (AR-19)
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