USS Denebola (AD-12)
USS Denebola (AD-12) underway. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Denebola |
| Builder | Skinner and Eddy Corporation, Seattle |
| Launched | 19 April 1919 as SS Edgewood |
| Completed | May 1919 |
| Commissioned | 28 November 1921 |
| Decommissioned | 9 August 1924 |
| Recommissioned | 18 January 1940 |
| Decommissioned | 10 April 1946 |
| Honours & awards | 1 battle star (WWII) |
| Fate | Transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal, 1 July 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Altair-class destroyer tender |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 423 ft 9 in (129.16 m) |
| Beam | 54 ft 3 in (16.54 m) |
| Draft | 20 ft 7 in (6.27 m) |
| Propulsion | Geared turbine, single propeller |
| Speed | 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph) |
| Complement | 481 officers and enlisted |
| Armament |
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USS Denebola (AD-12) was an Altair-class destroyer tender named for Denebola, the second-brightest star in the constellation Leo.
Originally built in 1919 as SS Edgewood by Skinner and Eddy of Seattle, Washington, then transferred from the Shipping Board on 4 November 1921 and converted for naval use at Philadelphia Navy Yard. She was commissioned as USS Denebola (AD-12) on 28 November 1921.