USS Belle Isle (AG-73) In San Francisco Bay, California, c. April 1946. Note the electronics antennas on the forecastle, used for repairing electronics equipment. The stern of USS Saratoga (CV-3) is in the background at left.
History
United States
Name
Belle Isle
Namesake
An island in the Strait of Belle Isle
Builder
New England Shipbuilding Corporation, South Portland, Maine
Laid down
19 September 1944 as EC2-S-C1 hull, (MCE hull 3070)
Launched
3 November 1944
Christened
Miss Sally Goding
Commissioned
15 November 1944 as USS Belle Isle (AG-73)
Recommissioned
13 July 1945
Decommissioned
18 November 1944 and 30 August 1946, at San Diego, California
Reclassified
AKS-21, 18 August 1951
Refit
Bethlehem Steel Company, Hoboken, New Jersey
Stricken
1 April 1960
Fate
possibly sunk as a target in 1960
General characteristics
Type
Basilan-class miscellaneous auxiliary
Displacement
5,371 tons light
14,350 tons full load
Length
441' 6"
Beam
56' 11"
Draft
23'
Propulsion
reciprocating steam engine, single propeller, 2,500shp
Speed
12.5 knots
Complement
895 officers and enlisted
Armament
one single 5 in (130 mm) dual purpose gun mount; four single 40 mm AA gun mounts
USS Belle Isle (AG-73/AKS-21) was a Basilan-class miscellaneous auxiliary acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II. Belle Isle was configured as a repair ship and used in Pacific Ocean operations. At war’s end she was converted to a stores ship before being finally decommissioned.
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