USS Rainier (AE-5)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Rainier.
USS Rainier (AE-5)
USS Rainier (AE-5)
History
United States
NameUSS Rainier (AE-5)
NamesakeMount Rainier
Laid down14 May 1940
Launched1 March 1941
Acquired16 April 1941
Commissioned
  • 21 December 1941
  • 25 May 1951
Decommissioned
  • 30 April 1946
  • 7 August 1970
Stricken7 August 1970
FateScrapped October 1971
General characteristics
Class and typeLassen-class ammunition ship
Displacement
  • Light: 6,350 tons
  • Full load:13,855 tons
Length459 ft (140 m)
Beam63 ft (19.2 m)
Draught25 ft 11 in (7.9 m)
Propulsion2 x 9 cyl. Nordberg diesel engines each with 3155 brake horsepower at 225 rpm geared to 1 shaft
Speed16 knots (30 km/h)
Capacity5,000 deadweight tons
Complement280 officers and enlisted
Armament
  • 1 × single 5 in (127 mm) 38 caliber gun
  • 4 × single 3 in (76 mm) 50 caliber guns
  • 2 × twin 40 mm guns
  • 8 × twin 20 mm guns

USS Rainier (AE-5), the second US Navy vessel named after Mount Rainier, was laid down on 14 May 1940 by the Tampa Shipbuilding Co., Tampa, Fla., as Rainbow (MC hull 124); launched 1 March 1941; sponsored by Mrs. Robert E. Anderson; transferred to the US Navy on 16 April 1941; converted for use as an ammunition auxiliary; and commissioned as Rainier (AE-5) on 21 December 1941 at Norfolk, Va..