| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Repair ship |
| Class | Delta |
| Pennant | AR 12 |
| Built by | Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. (Newport News, Virginia, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 14 Feb, 1941 |
| Commissioned | 15 Nov, 1943 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Acquired by the USN on 16 February 1943 Converted to a repair ship and commissioned as USS Briareus (AR-12) on 15 November 1943 Decommissioned on 15 October 1946 Recommissioned on 22 September 1951 Decommissioned on 9 September 1955 Stricken on 1 January 1977 Sold on 19 November 1980 |
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