USS Wrangell (AE-12)

History of USS Wrangell (AE-12)

USS Wrangell (AE-12) as SS under Maritime Commission contract (MC Hull 1375) February 1944 in Wilmington, NC Midnight service, put down. North Carolina Shipbuilding Company; launched April 14, 1944; sponsored by Mrs.

G. T. Cambell; delivered to the Navy, unfinished, May 28, 1944; moved to Hampton Roads; refitted by Norfolk Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Made into quarters ship; and commissioned at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Comdr, 10 October 1944. Haskell C. Todd is responsible.

Specification

Basic

Year of Service

1944

Origins

United States

supplement

267

staff

Class information

Class

Mount Hood Class

Class Size

8

ships

Class

USS Hood (AE-11); USS Wrangell (AE-12); USS Dragon (AE-14); USS Vesuvius (AE-15); USS Katmai (AE-16) ); USS Great Sitkin (AE-17); USS Paricutin (AE-18); USS Diamond Number One (AE-19)

Carrier

United States

Dimensions and Weight

Length

459. 1 foot

139.93m

Ray

63. 0 feet

19.20m

Draft

28. 2 feet

8.60m

Power and Performance

Installed Power:

1 x 6,000 hp Geared Steam Turbine, 1 x Shaft.

Surface Velocity

16. 0 nodes

(18.4 km/h)

Armor

None.

Aircraft

None.