USS Vesuvius (AE-15)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Vesuvius.
USS Vesuvius (AE-15) underway off Hawaii in 1963
History
United States
NameUSS Vesuvius (AE-15)
NamesakeMount Vesuvius
Launched26 May 1944
Commissioned16 January 1945
Decommissioned20 April 1946
Recommissioned15 November 1951
Decommissioned14 August 1973
Stricken14 August 1973
Honors and
awards
  • 2 battle stars (World War II)
  • 2 battle stars (Korea)
  • 10 battle stars (Vietnam)
FateScrapped, 1974
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General characteristics
Length459 ft 2 in (140 m)
Beam63 ft (19.2 m)
Draft28 ft 3 in (8.6 m)
Propulsion
  • Geared turbine
  • 1 × shaft
  • 6,000 shp (4.5 MW)
Speed16 knots (30 km/h)
Capacity7,700 long tons (7,800 t) deadweight
Complement267 officers and enlisted
Armament4 × 3"/50 caliber guns

The fourth USS Vesuvius (AE-15) was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1381) by the North Carolina Shipbuilding Company, Wilmington, N.C.; launched on 26 May 1944; acquired by the United States Navy on 4 July 1944; and commissioned on 16 January 1945.