USS Ajax

USS Ajax (AR-6), in service 1943 to 1986, was the second Vulcan-class repair ship and the fourth ship in the United States Navy to bear the name. Laid down in 1941, launched in 1942 and commissioned in 1943, she was decommissioned in 1986 and finally sold for scrap. Ajax received four battle stars for Korean War service and five campaign stars for service in Vietnam.

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AR-6
Vulcan-class repair ship, repair ship, United States Navy, Todd Pacific Shipyards Corporation, 

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1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1941-05-07T00:00:00Z

1941-05-07T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1943-10-30T00:00:00Z

1943-10-30T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1942-08-22T00:00:00Z

1942-08-22T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1986-12-31T00:00:00Z

1986-12-31T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

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USS Ajax (AR-6) off San Diego

USS Ajax (AR-6) at anchor in 1952

USS Ajax (AR-6) and USS Higbee (DD-806) at Naval Station Subic Bay, Philippines, circa in 1968

USS Ajax (AR-6) with destroyers at Sasebo c1962

USS Ajax (AR-6) off Okinawa c1961

A crewman operates a lathe aboard the repair ship USS AJAX (AR 6) - DPLA - 729d32fce613949e9507b707656df253

A crewman talks on a telephone while at his station aboard the repair ship USS AJAX (AR 6) - DPLA - b298d82cf5676f373eb6b58c3696c1a9

USS Ajax (AR-6) repairing USS Guadalupe (AO-32) at Ulithi, 9 February 1945

Bow of USS Bennington (CV-20) being repaired after typhoon in June 1945

USS Ajax

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		USS Ajax (AR-6) off San Diego		Commons
commons	image		USS Ajax (AR-6) at anchor in 1952		Commons
commons	image		USS Ajax (AR-6) and USS Higbee (DD-806) at Naval Station Subic Bay, Philippines, circa in 1968		Commons
commons	image		USS Ajax (AR-6) with destroyers at Sasebo c1962		Commons
commons	image		USS Ajax (AR-6) off Okinawa c1961		Commons
commons	image		A crewman operates a lathe aboard the repair ship USS AJAX (AR 6) - DPLA - 729d32fce613949e9507b707656df253		Commons
commons	image		A crewman talks on a telephone while at his station aboard the repair ship USS AJAX (AR 6) - DPLA - b298d82cf5676f373eb6b58c3696c1a9		Commons
commons	image		USS Ajax (AR-6) repairing USS Guadalupe (AO-32) at Ulithi, 9 February 1945		Commons
commons	image		Bow of USS Bennington (CV-20) being repaired after typhoon in June 1945		Commons
commons	image		USS Ajax		Commons