USS Samar (ARG-11)
USS Samar (ARG-11) at anchor, circa 1945, location unknown. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Samar |
| Namesake | Samar Island |
| Builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation |
| Laid down | 21 September 1944 |
| Launched | 19 October 1944 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. Elsie M. Alexander |
| Acquired | 31 October 1944 |
| Commissioned | 5 June 1945 |
| Decommissioned | 24 July 1947 |
| Stricken | 1 September 1962 |
| Fate | Sold, 10 December 1973, to Zidell Explorations Corporation, physically delivered for scrapping, 25 January 1974 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Luzon |
| Type | Internal combustion engine repair ship |
| Displacement | 4,023 long tons (4,088 t) |
| Length | 441 ft 6 in (134.57 m) |
| Beam | 56 ft 11 in (17.35 m) |
| Draft | 23 ft 0 in (7.01 m) |
| Propulsion | Triple Expansion Machinery, Single Propeller, 2,500 hp (1,864 kW) |
| Speed | 12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph) |
| Complement | 583 |
| Armament | 1 x single 5 in (130 mm) dual purpose gun mount, 1 x 3 in (76 mm) gun mount, 2 x twin 40 mm AA gun mounts, 12 x single 20 mm AA gun mounts |
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USS Samar (ARG-11) was a Luzon class internal combustion engine repair ship that saw service in the United States Navy during the final days of World War II, and in the post-war period. Named for the Samar Island in the Philippines, it was the second U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.