USS Culebra Island
USS Culebra Island (ARG-7) on 11 June 1944 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Culebra Island (ARG-7) |
| Namesake | Culebra, Puerto Rico |
| Ordered | As liberty ship SS John F. Goucher |
| Builder | Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard |
| Laid down | 29 October 1943 |
| Launched | 23 November 1943 |
| Acquired | 29 November 1943 |
| Commissioned | 19 May 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 15 January 1947 |
| Fate | Scrapped 1974 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Luzon-class repair ship |
| Displacement | 4,023 tons |
| Length | 441 ft 6 in (134.57 m) |
| Beam | 56 ft 11 in (17.35 m) |
| Draft | 23 ft (7.0 m) |
| Speed | 12 knots |
| Complement | 647 |
| Armament | 1 x 5 in (130 mm), 3 x 3 in (76 mm) |
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USS Culebra Island (ARG-7) was a Luzon-class internal combustion engine repair ship in the service of the United States Navy from 1944 to 1947. She was scrapped in 1974.