Allied Warships

USS Amphion (AR 13)

Repair ship of the Amphion class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeRepair ship
ClassAmphion 
PennantAR 13 
Built byTampa Shipbuilding Co. Inc. (Tampa, Florida, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down20 Sep 1944 
Launched15 May 1945 
Commissioned30 Jan 1946 
End service2 Oct 1971 
History

Decommissioned on 2 October 1971 and transferred to Iran the same day being renamed Chah Bahar (A 441)
Stricken and sold to Iran on 1 March 1977

 

Commands listed for USS Amphion (AR 13)

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1T/Capt. Noble Wayne Abrahams, USN30 Jan 1946Aug 1947

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