USS Repose (AH-16)
The USS Repose (AH-16) was a Haven-class hospital ship in service with the United States Navy. It was active from May 1945 to January 1950, from October 1950 to December 1954, and from October 1965 to May 1970.
USS Repose (AH-16) at Yokosuka, Japan, 1952 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Builder | Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Chester, Pennsylvania |
| Laid down | 22 October 1943 as SS Marine Beaver |
| Launched | 8 August 1944 |
| Acquired | 14 September 1944 |
| Commissioned | 26 May 1945 |
| Decommissioned | 19 January 1950 |
| Recommissioned | 28 October 1950 |
| Decommissioned | 21 December 1954 |
| Recommissioned | 16 October 1965 |
| Decommissioned | May 1970 |
| Stricken | 15 March 1974 |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping, 18 April 1975 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 11,141 tons empty (15,100 max) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 71 ft 6 in (21.79 m) |
| Draft | 24 ft (7.3 m) |
| Propulsion | Geared turbine, single screw |
| Speed | 17.5 knots |
| Capacity | 800 patients |
| Complement | 95 officers, 606 men |
| Armament | None |
After five additional years in reserve, she was sold for scrap in 1975.
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