USS Vestal

USS Vestal (AR-4) in the 1920s
History
United States
Name	USS Vestal
Laid down	25 March 1907
Launched	19 May 1908
Sponsored by	Miss Goodrich
In service	4 October 1909
Out of service	25 October 1912
Commissioned	3 September 1913
Decommissioned	14 August 1946
Stricken	25 September 1946
Fate	Scrapped 28 July 1950
General characteristics
Displacement	12,585 tons
Length	465 ft 9 in (141.96 m)
Beam	60 ft (18.3 m)
Draft	26 ft 0 in (7.92 m) (mean)
Speed	16 knots (18 mph; 30 km/h)
Complement	35 Officers 748 Enlisted
Armament	3 × Single 3 in (76.2 mm) DP guns 2 × Twin 40 mm Bofors guns

USS Vestal (AR-4) was a repair ship in service with the United States Navy from 1913 to 1946. Before her conversion to a repair ship, she had served as a collier since 1909. Vestal served in both World Wars. She was damaged during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and received two battle stars for her World War II service.