USS Hector (AR-7)
USS Hector (AR-7) in 1985 |
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| Career (United States of America) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Hector (AR-7) |
| Namesake: | Hector |
| Builder: | Los Angeles Shipbuilding & Drydock Company |
| Launched: | 11 November 1942 |
| Commissioned: | 7 February 1944 |
| Decommissioned: | 31 March 1987 |
| Struck: | 1 July 1994 |
| Honors and awards: |
1972 Meritorious Unit Commendation "For meritorious service from 26 January to 25 August 1972 in direct support of United States SEVENTH Fleet combat operations in Southeast Asia. USS HECTOR contributed materially to the success of these operations by rendering vital fleet repair services to United States and friendly naval forces operating in the Republic of Vietnam." 3 x Humanitarian Service Medals |
| Fate: | 20 April 1989 Leased to Pakistan and renamed MOWAIN. Returned to US custody in Singapore in 1994. Sold to Ruby Enterprises of India and rammed ashore and cut apart. |
| Status: | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Vulcan-class repair ship |
| Displacement: | 9,140/16200 tons |
| Length: | 529 ft 6 in (161.39 m) |
| Beam: | 73 ft 6 in (22.40 m) |
| Draft: | 23 ft 4 in (7.11 m) |
| Speed: | 19 knots |
| Complement: | 1,108 |
| Armament: | 4 x 5"38, 8 x 40 mm, 8 x 20 mm |
The USS Hector (AR-7) was a repair ship that served in the United States Navy from 1944 to 1987.
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