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USS Demeter
U.S. Navy battle damage repair ship / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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USS Demeter (ARB-10) was planned as a United States Navy LST-542-class tank landing ship, but was redesignated as one of twelve Aristaeus-class battle damage repair ships built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for Demeter (the Greek goddess of agriculture), she was the only US Naval vessel to bear the name.
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![]() USS Demeter (ARB-10), laid up in reserve at East Boston Naval Annex, September 1960. | |
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Namesake | Demeter |
Builder | Chicago Bridge & Iron Company, Seneca, Illinois |
Laid down | 25 October 1944 |
Launched | 19 January 1945 |
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Fate | Sunk, 12 January 1964 |
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Length | 328 ft (100 m) oa |
Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
Draft | 11 ft 2 in (3.40 m) |
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Speed | 11.6 kn (21.5 km/h; 13.3 mph) |
Complement | 15 officers, 271 enlisted men |
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