USS Vestal
USS Vestal (AR-4) in the 1920s | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Vestal |
| Laid down | 25 March 1907 |
| Launched | 19 May 1908 |
| Sponsored by | Miss Goodrich |
| In service | 4 October 1909 |
| Out of service | 25 October 1912 |
| Commissioned | 3 September 1913 |
| Decommissioned | 14 August 1946 |
| Stricken | 25 September 1946 |
| Fate | Scrapped 28 July 1950 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 12,585 tons |
| Length | 465 ft 9 in (141.96 m) |
| Beam | 60 ft (18.3 m) |
| Draft | 26 ft 0 in (7.92 m) (mean) |
| Speed | 16 knots (18 mph; 30 km/h) |
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USS Vestal (AR-4) was a repair ship in service with the United States Navy from 1913 to 1946. Before her conversion to a repair ship, she had served as a collier since 1909. Vestal served in both World Wars. She was damaged during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and received two battle stars for her World War II service.