_underway_at_sea_in_December_1959_(1438097627689).jpg) USS Kermit Roosevelt (ARG-16) c.1945
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Namesake | Kermit Roosevelt |
| Builder | Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland |
| Laid down | 30 August 1944 |
| Launched | 5 October 1944 |
| Commissioned | 31 May 1945 |
| Decommissioned | 31 October 1959 |
| Stricken | 1 January 1960 |
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| Honours and awards | 3 battle stars (Korea) |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping, 25 August 1960 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Luzon-class internal combustion engine repair ship |
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| Length | 441 ft 6 in (134.57 m) |
| Beam | 56 ft 11 in (17.35 m) |
| Draft | 23 ft (7.0 m) |
| Propulsion | Reciprocating steam engine, single shaft |
| Speed | 12.5 knots (14.4 mph; 23.2 km/h) |
| Complement | 401 officers and enlisted |
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USS Kermit Roosevelt (ARG-16) was a Luzon-class internal combustion engine repair ship that saw service in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the only U.S. Naval vessel to be named for Kermit Roosevelt I, the second son of President Theodore Roosevelt and a soldier who served in two world wars.
Originally built as SS Deal Island, a Maritime Commission type (EC-2-S-C1) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MCE 2680) at the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Inc. in Baltimore, Maryland, keel was laid down 30 August 1944; she was renamed USS Kermit Roosevelt (ARG-16) on 29 September 1944; launched on 5 October; sponsored by Mrs. Kermit Roosevelt (Roosevelt's widow); acquired by the Navy 21 October; and commissioned on 31 May 1945.