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Maj. Gen. Herbert A. Dargue (ARU(F)-2)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Aircraft Repair Ship
  • Laid down, 7 January 1944, as SS Rebecca Lukens, a Maritime Commission type (EC2-S-C1) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MCE hull 1551), at J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, FL.
  • Launched, 4 March 1944
  • Delivered, 10 April 1944, to the War Shipping Administration and transferred to the the War Department
  • Converted to an Aircraft Repair Ship at Mobile Air Tactical Command Brookley Field, Mobile, AL
  • Commissioned, Maj. Gen. Herbert A. Dargue (ARU(F)-2) Col. William McCraw USAAF in command
  • During World War II Maj. Gen. Herbert A. Dargue provided support facilities for the US Army Air Force at Saipan and Iwo Jima
  • Returned, 3 February 1946 to the War Shipping Administration for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group, Lee Hall, VA.
  • Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 3 September 1970, to Horton Industries, Inc. (PD-X-880) for $41,330.00, withdrawn, 21 September 1970
    Specifications:
    Displacement 4,023 t.(lt) 14,550 t.(fl)
    Length 441' 6"
    Beam 56' 11"
    Draft 28' 4"
    Speed 12.5 kts.
    Complement
    Officers, 22
    Enlisted, 345
    Cargo Capacity 7,750 DWT
    Armament
    one 5"/38 dual purpose gun stern mounted
    one 3"/50 dual purpose gun bow mounted
    one 40mm anti-aircraft gun mount
    twelve 20mm anti-aircraft gun mounts
    Fuel Capacity
    NSFO 7,285 Bbls
    Propulsion
    one vertical triple-expansion reciprocating steam engine
    two header-type boilers, 220psi 450°
    Ship's Service Generators
     three recip-drive 20Kw 120V D.C.
     one turbo-drive 60Kw 120V D.C.
    single propeller, 2,500shp
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    Namesake

    Maj. General Herbert Arthur "Bert" Dargue (November 17, 1886 – December 12, 1941) was a career officer in the United States Army, reaching the rank of major general in the Army Air Forces. He was a pioneer military aviator and one of the first ten recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross
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