USS Vesuvius (AE-15)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Vesuvius (AE-15) |
| Namesake | Mount Vesuvius |
| Launched | 26 May 1944 |
| Commissioned | 16 January 1945 |
| Decommissioned | 20 April 1946 |
| Recommissioned | 15 November 1951 |
| Decommissioned | 14 August 1973 |
| Stricken | 14 August 1973 |
| Honors & awards |
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| Fate | Scrapped, 1974 |
| Badge | |
| General characteristics | |
| Length | 459 ft 2 in (140 m) |
| Beam | 63 ft (19.2 m) |
| Draft | 28 ft 3 in (8.6 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h) |
| Capacity | 7,700 long tons (7,800 t) deadweight |
| Complement | 267 officers and enlisted |
| Armament | 4 × 3"/50 caliber guns |
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The fourth USS Vesuvius (AE-15) was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1381) by the North Carolina Shipbuilding Company, Wilmington, N.C.; launched on 26 May 1944; acquired by the United States Navy on 4 July 1944; and commissioned on 16 January 1945.