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USS Delta (AK-29) Arriving at the Cramp Shipbuilding Co. on 8 July 1942 for conversion to a repair ship. She operated as a cargo ship for almost a year and was then placed in commission in ordinary at the Philadelphia Navy Yard before being moved to Cramp's. The Matson Navigation Company's design for this class of C-3 size cargo ships included a flush deck and seven pairs of kingposts. Photo No. 19-N-31379 Source: U.S. National Archives, RG-19-LCM |
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USS Delta (AR-9) Photographed by the Cramp Shipbuilding Co. on 2 March 1943 after completion of conversion. Note the large rotating crane aft of the amidships superstructure. Of the ship's original seven pairs of kingposts, only two survive. Photo No. 19-N-41743 Source: U.S. National Archives, RG-19-LCM |
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USS Briareus (AR-12) Near the New York Navy Yard on 16 November 1943 a day after commissioning. In this ship the rotating crane was replaced by a pair of kingposts with booms. Photo No. 19-N-55823 Source: U.S. National Archives, RG-19-LCM |
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USS Briareus (AR-12) Near the New York Navy Yard on 16 November 1943 a day after commissioning. Photo No. 19-N-55822 Source: U.S. National Archives, RG-19-LCM |
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USS Delta (AR-9) Underway while in commission between 1950 and 1955. Her large crane is clearly visible, as is the nearly complete deck added above her main deck during her repair ship conversion. Photo No. USN 1045380 Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command |
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USS Delta (AR-9) Probably photographed after recommissioning in 1959. She appears to have lost her 5" gun on the stern, although she retains her four 3" guns. Photo No. Unknown Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command |
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