Allied Warships

USS Rigel (AR 11)

Repair ship

Navy	The US Navy
Type	Repair ship
Class	[No specific class]
Pennant	AR 11
Built by	Skinner and Eddy Corp. (Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.)
Ordered
Laid down
Launched	23 Nov 1918
Commissioned	24 Feb 1922
End service	11 Jul 1946
History	Displacement: 6250 BRT Length: 424 feet Complement: 482 Armament as modified during the war: 4 3" AA guns, 4 40mm AA (2x2), 12 20mm AA (6x2) Speed: 10.5 kts Engine: Geared turbine, 1 shaft Power: 2500 HP Commissioned as destroyer tender USS Rigel (AD-13) on 24 February 1922 Redesignated Repair Ship USS Rigel (AR-11) on 10 April 1941 Decommissioned on 11 July 1946 Sold to be broken up for scrap

Commands listed for USS Rigel (AR 11)

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	Commander	From	To
1	Byron McCandless, USN	12 Jan 1937	mid 1941
2	Capt. Roy Dudley, USN	mid 1941	18 Feb 1944
3	Jay Glenn Huntoon, USNR	18 Feb 1944	2 Dec 1944
4	Cdr. Valentine Murchy Davis, USN	2 Dec 1944

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