Allied Warships

USS Delta (AR 9)

Repair ship of the Delta class

Navy	The US Navy
Type	Repair ship
Class	Delta
Pennant	AR 9
Built by	Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. (Newport News, Virginia, U.S.A.)
Ordered
Laid down
Launched	2 Apr 1941
Commissioned	16 Jun 1941
End service
Loss position

History	Commissioned as cargo ship USS Delta (AK-29) on 16 June 1941 Redesignated a repair ship on 1 July 1942 and placed in reduced commission for conversion to a repair ship Recommissioned and redesignated AR-9 on 3 March 1943 Decommissioned on 5 March 1947 Recommissioned on 1 November 1950 Decommissioned on 1 December 1956 Stricken on 1 October 1977 Sold on 19 July 1983

Commands listed for USS Delta (AR 9)

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	Commander	From	To
1	Capt. Colin DeVere Headlee, USN	19 Jun 1941	1944

2	Cdr. Clarence Floyd Swanson, USN	WWII

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