.jpg) USSMegara | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Fabius class |
| Builders | American Bridge Co. |
| Operators | |
| Preceded by | Aventinus class |
| Built | 1945 |
| In commission | 1945–1956 |
| Planned | 2 |
| Completed | 2 |
| Retired | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Aircraft repair ship |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 328 ft (100 m) |
| Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
| Draft | 11 ft 2 in (3.40 m) |
| Installed power | 1,800 hp (1,342 kW) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 11.6knots (21.5 km/h; 13.3 mph) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 ×LCVPs |
| Troops | 16 officers, 147 enlisted men |
| Complement | 20 officers, 225–240 enlisted men |
| Armament |
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TheFabius-class aircraft repair ship was a class ofrepair ships that were operated by theUnited States Navy duringWorld War II.[1]
Fabius-class was aship class consisting of two modifiedLST-542-class tank landing ships, where they serve asaircraft repair ships in late 1945. They have the same hull measurements with changes taken place on their armaments and displacements, alongside a workshop to carry out their role. OnlyLST-1093 (Fabius) andLST-1095 (Megara) were chosen to be modified and redesignated ARVA, with "A" standing for"Aircraft".[1]
Both ships survived the war and were mothballed for a short while, beforeFabius was reactivated amid theKorean War in the 1950s. Mexico boughtMegara and renamed her to ARMGeneral Vincente Guerrero (A-05).[2]
| Hull no. | Name | Callsign | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARVA-5 | Fabius | NIRI | American Bridge Co. | 8 January 1945 | 11 April 1945 | 7 June 1945 | 4 April 1952 | Stricken, fate unknown |
| ARVA-6 | Megara | NIRK | 22 January 1945 | 25 April 1945 | 27 June 1945 | 16 January 1956 | Transferred to Mexico and renamed ARMGeneral Vincente Guerrero (A-05), 1973[2] |
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