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History
United States
Name
USS Creon
Builder
Boston Navy Yard
Launched
24 August 1944
Commissioned
28 November 1944
Decommissioned
8 June 1949
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 × quad 40 mm guns
2 × twin 40 mm guns
6 × twin 20 mm guns
Service record
Operations:
World War II
Awards:
1 battle star
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