USS Denebola (AD-12) underway. |
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| 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 and awards: |
1 battle star (WWII) |
| Fate: | Transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal, 1 July 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Altair-class destroyer tender |
| Displacement: | 6,250 long tons (6,350 t) light 10,000 long tons (10,160 t) full |
| 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: | • 4 × 3"/50 caliber guns • 4 × twin 40 mm guns • 6 × twin 20 mm guns |
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 with Commander J. F. Daniels in command.