USS Medusa (AR-1)
USS Medusa at Pearl Harbor in February 1942, surrounded by floats supporting anti-torpedo netting | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Medusa |
| Namesake | USS Medusa, a monitor launched in 1869 |
| Builder | Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington |
| Laid down | 2 January 1920 |
| Launched | 16 April 1923 |
| Commissioned | 18 September 1924 |
| Decommissioned | 18 November 1946 |
| Stricken | 10 June 1947 |
| Honors and awards | One battle star for World War II service |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping 24 August 1950 |
| Notes | Designated AR-1 on 17 July 1920 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Repair ship |
| Displacement | 10,620 tons (8,125 tons standard) |
| Length | 483 ft 10 in (147.47 m) |
| Beam | 70 ft 3 in (21.41 m) |
| Draft | 19 ft 11 in (6.07 m) |
| Installed power | 7,000 shp |
| Propulsion | steam turbines |
| Speed | 16 kn (30 km/h) |
| Complement | 499 |
| Armament |
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| Armor | none |
| Notes | The U.S. Navy's first purpose-built repair ship |
USS Medusa (AR-1) was the United States Navy's first purpose-built repair ship. She served in the U.S. Navy from 1924 to 1946.