| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Repair ship |
| Class | Vulcan |
| Pennant | AR 6 |
| Built by | Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Drydock Corp. (San Pedro, California, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 9 Sep 1940 |
| Laid down | 7 May 1941 |
| Launched | 22 Aug 1942 |
| Commissioned | 3 Oct 1943 |
| End service | 31 Dec 1986 |
| History | Decommissioned on 31 December 1986 |
Commands listed for USS Ajax (AR 6)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Capt. John Louser Brown, USN | 3 Oct 1943 | 13 Dec 1944 (1) |
| 2 | T/Cdr. George Carroll Weldin, USN | 13 Dec 1944 | 6 Aug 1945 (1) |
| 3 | Eric Miller Grimsley, USN | 6 Aug 1945 | 23 Apr 1946 (1) |
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Notable events involving Ajax include:
8 Jan 1944
An oil fire in her blacksmith shop caused damaged & threatened to spread to the rest of the ship, but it was brought under control. The ship spent part of January repairing this damage.
(2)
Aug 1944
In late August, a bacillary dysentery outbreak began while working off Eniwetok. Ship was quarantined on September 1st, & detached on September 9th to proceed to Kwajalein to fight the epidemic. Quarantine ended on October 10th, & she returned to duty. (2)
Sources
- http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/25/2506a.htm
- Personal communication