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VULCAN (AR-5) class

Country of Origin: USA


 VULCAN-class REPAIR SHIPS (AR)

 Name        Hull No.   Launched           Commissioned    Status
 VULCAN      AR-5       Dec. 14, 1940      June 16, 1941   Scrapped
 AJAX        AR-6       Aug. 22, 1942      Oct. 30, 1943   Scrapped
 HECTOR      AR-7       Nov. 11, 1942      Feb. 7, 1944    Scrapped
 JASON       AR-8       Apr. 3, 1943       June 19, 1944   Scrapped

These were large, highly capable repair ships, but they lacked the ability to support the more sophisticated...

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