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Mars (AR-16)

Assigned International Radio Call Sign:
November - Whiskey - Whiskey - Bravo
 NWWB
Amphion Class Repair Ship:
  • Laid down, circa 1945, as a Maritime Commission type (C2) hull, under a Maritime Commission contract at Tampa Shipbuilding Co., Inc, Tampa, FL.
  • Canceled, 12 August 1945
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 6,266 t.(lt) 16,900 t.(fl)
    Length 492'
    Beam 69' 6"
    Draft 27' 6"
    Speed 16.5 kts. (trial)
    Complement
    Officers 67
    Enlisted 854
    Largest Boom Capacity     30 t.
    Armament
    two single 5"/38 cal dual purpose gun mounts
    four twin 40mm AA gun mounts
    Fuel Capacities
    NSFO 16,205 Bbls
    Diesel 3,575 Bbls
    Propulsion
    one Westinghouse steam turbine
    two Foster Wheeler D-type boilers, 435psi 740°
    double Westinghouse Main Reduction Gear
    Ship's Service Generators
    four turbo-drive 750Kw 450V A.C.
    two turbo-drive 300Kw 120V/240V D.C.
    single propeller, 8,500shp
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    Deucalion 255k Mars (AR-16) (right) in a less advanced state than Deucalion (AR-15) (center) on the building ways at Tampa, FL., 17 August 1945. This photo show their state of advancement when construction was canceled on 12 August. Prefabricated material, some of which is visible on the left, was also laid out in platen areas near the building ways for both ships.
    US National Archives photo # unknown, RG-19-LCM, a US Navy Bureau of Ships photo now in the collections of the US National Archives.    		 Robert Hurst
    Mars (AR-16)
    Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
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