USS Vestal
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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.
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keel laying
1913-09-03T00:00:00Z
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ship commissioning
1908-05-19T00:00:00Z
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ship launching
1946-08-14T00:00:00Z
1946-08-14T00:00:00Z
ship decommissioning
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| link | page | Dreadnought Project page@ | Wikidata | ||
| commons | image | Miss Goodrich breaking bottle and naming collier "Vestal", Brooklyn, N.Y. LCCN2014680447 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | USS St. Louis (CL-49) at Tulagi, after she was torpedoed in the Battle of Kolombangara, 20 July 1943 (80-G-259410) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | USS St. Louis (CL-49) comes alongside USS Vestal (AR-4) at Tulagi in July 1943 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Gen. Grant and others at launch of "Vestal", Brooklyn, N.Y. LCCN2014680449 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Crowd at launching of "Vestal'" ship, Brooklyn, N.Y. LCCN2014680448 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Pearl Harbor Attack, 7 December 1941 - 80-G-32920 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | USS Vestal (AR-4) anchored off New York City, in December 1918 (NH 43622) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Vestal, collier, Brooklyn Navy Yard | Commons | ||
| commons | image | USS Vestal (AR-4), circa the early 1920s (NH 43621) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Pearl harbor attack Japanese recon photo of battleship row 80G30552 | Commons | ||









