USS Ajax (AR-6)

USS Ajax (AR-6)
History
United States
NameUSS Ajax
NamesakeAjax
BuilderLos Angeles Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, San Pedro, California
Laid down7 May 1941
Launched22 August 1942
Commissioned30 October 1943
Decommissioned31 December 1986
Stricken16 May 1989
Honours and
awards
FateSold for scrapping, 23 May 1997
General characteristics
Class and typeVulcan-class repair ship
Displacement16,200 long tons (16,460 t) full load
Length529 ft 5 in (161.37 m)
Beam73 ft 4 in (22.35 m)
Draft23 ft 4 in (7.11 m)
Propulsion4 boilers, 2 steam turbines, 2 propeller shafts, 11,000 shp (8.2 MW)
Speed19.2 knots (35.6 km/h; 22.1 mph)
Complement1,000 officers and enlisted
Armament

USS Ajax (AR-6), in service 1943 to 1986, was the second Vulcan-class repair ship and the fourth ship in the United States Navy to bear the name. Laid down in 1941, launched in 1942 and commissioned in 1943, she was decommissioned in 1986 and finally sold for scrap. Ajax received four battle stars for Korean War service and five campaign stars for service in Vietnam.