Bellerophon alongside the USS Broadwater in San Francisco Bay. A strike by civilian workers paralyzed civilian yards in the San Francisco area during the latter part of October, 1945. Bellerophon provided voyage repairs to "Magic Carpet" ships in the harbor during the strike.
History
United States
Name
USS Bellerophon
Builder
Chicago Bridge and Iron Company
Laid down
12 December 1944
Launched
7 March 1945
Commissioned
19 March 1945
Decommissioned
September 1947
Stricken
October 1977
Fate
Sold for scrapping, 20 June 1980
General characteristics
Class and type
Achelous class repair ship
Displacement
1,781 long tons (1,810 t) light
3,960 long tons (4,024 t) full
Length
328 ft (100 m)
Beam
50 ft (15 m)
Draft
11 ft 2 in (3.40 m)
Propulsion
2 × General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
Speed
12 knots (14 mph; 22 km/h)
Complement
255 officers and enlisted men
Armament
2 × 40 mm gun mounts
8 × 20 mm gun mounts
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