The Chourre-class aircraft repair ship was a class of repair ships that were operated by the United States Navy during World War II.[1]
Chourre-class was the first ship class to be designated as aircraft repair ships in the Navy. The class consists of two ships converted from the EC2-S-C1, also known as Liberty ships.
The ships were 441 ft 6 in (134.57 m) long overall (417 ft 9 in (127.33 m) between perpendiculars, with a beam of 56 ft 11 in (17.35 m). She had a depth of 34 ft 8 in (10.57 m) and a draft of 22 ft 0 in (6.71 m). She was assessed at 7,210 GRT, 4,880 NRT, 10,856 DWT.[2][3]
She was powered by a triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of 24.5 inches (62 cm), 37 inches (94 cm) and 70 inches (180 cm) diameter by 70 inches (180 cm) stroke. The engine was built by the Babcock & Wilcox. It drove a single screw propeller,[3] which could propel the ship at 12.5 knots (23.2 km/h).[2]
They served well throughout the war without a ship being lost to enemy action. After the war, they were decommissioned but only Chourre was reactive to take part in the Korean War.