892:
511:
33:
139:
55:
1084:
1101:
782:
returned to Pearl Harbor on 26 June 1941. For the next three months she discharged her duty there until she departed
Hawaiian waters on 30 September 1941 for the U.S. West Coast. Pausing briefly at San Diego from 12 to 18 October 1941, the ship pushed south, transited the
1033:
departed the Panama Cana Zone for Pearl Harbor on 15 August 1945. She reached Pearl Harbor on 6 September 1945 and provided tender services to small ships and craft into the early spring of 1946. She departed
Hawaiian waters for the last time on 27 April 1946 and reached
755:
was tending
Destroyer Squadrons 4 and 6, of Destroyer Flotilla 2, Battle Force, still based at San Diego. In March 1940, however, to service the destroyers of the Hawaiian Detachment sent to Pearl Harbor in December 1939,
1499:
771:, arriving at Pearl Harbor on 16 April 1940. She tended destroyers there through the end of 1940 and into 1941 as the fleet based permanently on Pearl Harbor following the conclusion of
1380:
980:
reported to
Commander, Operational Training Command, Atlantic Fleet, on 21 August 1943 and soon resumed active tender operations at Bermuda, this time in support of the destroyer and
891:
564:
Converted to a destroyer tender at the New York Navy Yard, and equipped with surplus and salvaged machine tools and shop equipment selected from dismantled U.S. Navy and
659:
supported her assigned destroyers in
Hawaiian waters during joint U.S. Army-U.S. Navy maneuvers designed to test Hawaii's defenses, and that summer and autumn, when the
1015:
emerged from the
Norfolk Navy Yard on 26 July 1945 and set course for the Pacific. Arriving in the Panama Canal Zone on 4 August 1945, the ship was still there when
1509:
707:'s report for 1928 states, "it became advisable to use Marines for this duty." Accordingly, a Marine expeditionary force, some 3,000-men strong, was dispatched to
1073:, California, berthing area, the ship remained there until sold on 9 March 1948 to the Basalt Rock Company, which subsequently took delivery of and scrapped her.
1458:
510:
1373:
1171:
1111:
1504:
1484:
1494:
1366:
704:
636:
followed her destroyers and provided support services wherever required, performing work that varied from simple repairs to reblading
1058:
240:
1164:
581:
1066:
1389:
724:
1442:
829:
439:
80:
955:
1479:
1157:
1087:
696:
988:
761:
455:
700:
1020:
925:
692:
32:
486:
on 2 November 1921. Classified as a destroyer tender, she was delivered to the Navy on 5 December 1921 and
1433:
944:
817:
684:
466:, being given the identification number (Id. No.) 4156 and initially earmarked for potential service as a
390:
171:
1062:
833:
641:
585:
350:
1338:
1219:
1180:
760:
was shifted to Pearl Harbor. En route to her new duty station, she served as plane guard for U.S. Navy
1083:
1011:
surrendered unconditionally and the
European war ended on 8 May 1945. Prepared for "distant service,"
735:
then resumed her operations providing services to the destroyers of
Squadron 12, accompanying them to
1410:
1345:
1268:
1050:
973:
1331:
1240:
1198:
1489:
1039:
984:
861:
716:
660:
649:
467:
463:
1205:
1191:
1324:
1310:
1289:
1261:
1254:
1247:
1016:
915:
728:
565:
541:
491:
487:
447:
376:
181:
98:
1317:
1212:
860:
arrived at her destination on 6 July 1942, detaching the two destroyers and picking up another,
1303:
1296:
1282:
1417:
1233:
996:
969:
881:
849:
796:
788:
772:
625:
601:
451:
90:
703:, and later from other ships in the fleet. However, "as the danger points moved inland", the
981:
736:
613:
499:
379:
270:
739:
in Rhode Island for tactical exercises before ultimately returning once more to San Diego.
475:
731:, a port on the west coast of Nicaragua, reaching their destination on 16 February 1927.
1053:
at the Mare Island Naval
Shipyard (formerly the Mare Island Navy Yard) on 21 June 1946,
800:
676:
553:
1473:
1107:
1035:
951:
903:
821:
629:
593:
387:
383:
168:
164:
1116:
1008:
841:
784:
680:
617:
589:
522:
394:
1358:
1004:
837:
764:
688:
645:
577:
569:
422:
414:
328:
1226:
1070:
899:
877:
609:
580:
out at her conversion yard into late
November 1922. She then proceeded to the
530:
429:
20:
1024:
947:
708:
664:
624:(one "leader" and three six-ship divisions) operating at that time with 84%
621:
605:
518:
426:
372:
832:
destroyers at Bermuda that continued into the summer of 1942. Underway for
795:, on 11 November 1941, to provide support for destroyers operating on the
935:
907:
869:
597:
495:
911:
792:
672:
637:
529:, on 8 February 1925. Among the destroyers alongside her are
443:
94:
1003:
then returned to the Norfolk Navy Yard to prepared for service in the
748:
526:
1149:
995:, where she arrived on 11 March 1945. Providing tender services at
715:
participated in this troop lift, when she and the destroyer tender
873:
509:
418:
872:, where she arrived on 11 July 1942. Except for brief periods at
778:
Overhauled at Mare Island Navy Yard from 6 April to 6 June 1941,
393:, and was in commission from 1921 to 1946, seeing service during
992:
768:
356:
2 Ă— 3 in (76 mm) guns (authorized but never installed)
1362:
1153:
787:
on 2 and 3 November 1941, and arrived at her new duty station,
1142:. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company. p. 283.
1038:, California, on 8 May 1945, slated for disposal within the
1019:
on 14 August 1945 (15 August 1945 on the other side of the
828:
maintained a routine of carrying out upkeep and repairs on
888:
tended destroyers at Trinidad through mid-July 1943.
612:, on 17 December 1922. She was assigned to Destroyer
576:
underwent her metamorphosis in nine months and then
193:Transferred to U.S. Navy 29 October 1921
126:Transferred to U.S. Navy 29 October 1921
1500:World War II auxiliary ships of the United States
1061:on 8 July 1946, and her name was struck from the
470:. After a brief period of operation by the USSB,
203:Delivered to U.S. Navy 5 December 1921
129:Delivered to U.S. Navy 5 December 1921
1459:List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy
1374:
1165:
406:United States Shipping Board, 1919–1921
8:
898:in what appears to be Measure 12 (modified)
840:, on 3 July 1942 escorted by the destroyers
1112:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
910:, on 1 October 1942, tending the
1381:
1367:
1359:
1172:
1158:
1150:
987:group (Task Group 23.1) until shifted to
1106:This article incorporates text from the
890:
19:For other ships with the same name, see
1130:
568:war plants in the demobilization after
442:(USSB) contract on 18 December 1918 at
1510:Destroyer tenders of the United States
824:into World War II on 7 December 1941,
727:and a rifle company from San Diego to
502:, the following day, 6 December 1921.
27:
695:prompted the dispatch of sailors and
640:. She underwent yearly upkeep at the
462:came under U.S. Navy scrutiny in the
295:423 ft 9 in (129.16 m)
285:10,000 long tons (10,160 t) full
135:
51:
7:
282:6,250 long tons (6,350 t) light
705:United States Secretary of the Navy
303:54 ft 3 in (16.54 m)
311:20 ft 7 in (6.27 m)
14:
1505:Tenders of the United States Navy
1485:Ships built by Skinner & Eddy
1059:United States Maritime Commission
1007:. While the ship was on her way,
241:United States Maritime Commission
1099:
1082:
1065:on 21 July 1946. Laid up in the
319:Geared turbine, single propeller
137:
53:
31:
16:Tender of the United States Navy
868:, which escorted the tender to
582:west coast of the United States
478:on 29 October 1921 and renamed
474:was transferred to the Navy by
331:(19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph)
1495:Altair-class destroyer tenders
1067:National Defense Reserve Fleet
1:
1140:U.S. Warships of World War II
1138:Silverstone, Paul H. (1968).
1115:. The entry can be found
725:Marine Observation Squadron 1
1046:Decommissioning and disposal
1017:hostilities with Japan ended
830:United States Atlantic Fleet
440:United States Shipping Board
386:, the brightest star in the
167:, the brightest star in the
81:United States Shipping Board
1023:in the Western Pacific and
956:HNLMS Jan van Brakel (M-80)
747:When World War II began in
246:Sold 9 March 1948
1526:
1088:World War II Victory Medal
18:
1454:
1428:
1399:
1187:
989:Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
968:Following repairs at the
884:in early September 1942,
762:Consolidated PBY Catalina
628:as part of the "rotating
616:12, Destroyer Squadrons,
339:481 officers and enlisted
255:
200:2 November 1921
46:
30:
1393:-class destroyer tenders
701:Special Service Squadron
256:General characteristics
1057:was transferred to the
1021:International Date Line
751:in the autumn of 1939,
693:occupation of Nicaragua
351:5 in (130 mm)
960:
945:Royal Netherlands Navy
818:attack on Pearl Harbor
632:." From 1922 to 1939,
561:
1063:Naval Vessel Register
894:
642:Mare Island Navy Yard
513:
382:. She was named for
243:8 July 1946
560:, furthest outboard.
548:, third outboard of
375:of a class of three
1040:12th Naval District
816:After the Japanese
661:United States Fleet
464:13th Naval District
258:as destroyer tender
999:until 3 May 1945,
961:
699:from ships of the
566:United States Army
562:
492:New York Navy Yard
452:Skinner & Eddy
377:United States Navy
182:United States Navy
91:Skinner & Eddy
1480:Design 1079 ships
1467:
1466:
1356:
1355:
1347:Wheatland Montana
1181:Design 1079 ships
1077:Honors and awards
970:Norfolk Navy Yard
923:, the destroyers
882:Dutch West Indies
797:Neutrality Patrol
773:Fleet Problem XXI
767:being ferried to
683:, Australia; and
602:Panama Canal Zone
380:destroyer tenders
362:
361:
1517:
1383:
1376:
1369:
1360:
1174:
1167:
1160:
1151:
1144:
1143:
1135:
1103:
1102:
1086:
982:destroyer escort
959:
942:
932:
922:
737:Narragansett Bay
458:on 10 May 1919,
271:destroyer tender
145:
142:
141:
140:
108:18 December 1918
61:
58:
57:
56:
35:
28:
1525:
1524:
1520:
1519:
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1516:
1515:
1514:
1470:
1469:
1468:
1463:
1450:
1424:
1395:
1387:
1357:
1352:
1183:
1178:
1148:
1147:
1137:
1136:
1132:
1127:
1100:
1096:
1079:
1048:
1005:Pacific theater
966:
964:1943–1946
954:
934:
924:
914:
864:Hilary P. Jones
814:
812:1941–1943
809:
745:
743:1939–1941
711:early in 1927.
691:. In 1926, the
663:carried out an
620:— a unit of 19
508:
506:1921–1939
476:executive order
408:
403:
401:Service history
257:
239:Transferred to
213:6 December 1921
143:
138:
136:
59:
54:
52:
42:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1523:
1521:
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1507:
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1497:
1492:
1487:
1482:
1472:
1471:
1465:
1464:
1462:
1461:
1455:
1452:
1451:
1449:
1448:
1439:
1429:
1426:
1425:
1423:
1422:
1415:
1408:
1400:
1397:
1396:
1388:
1386:
1385:
1378:
1371:
1363:
1354:
1353:
1351:
1350:
1343:
1336:
1329:
1322:
1315:
1308:
1301:
1294:
1287:
1280:
1273:
1266:
1259:
1252:
1245:
1238:
1231:
1224:
1221:Crystal Spring
1217:
1210:
1203:
1196:
1188:
1185:
1184:
1179:
1177:
1176:
1169:
1162:
1154:
1146:
1145:
1129:
1128:
1126:
1123:
1122:
1121:
1095:
1092:
1091:
1090:
1078:
1075:
1051:Decommissioned
1047:
1044:
997:Guantánamo Bay
965:
962:
940: (DD-247)
930: (DD-246)
866: (DD-427)
854: (DD-155)
846: (DD-153)
813:
810:
808:
805:
801:Atlantic Ocean
744:
741:
677:American Samoa
652:, California.
558: (DD-336)
546: (DD-316)
535: (DD-321)
507:
504:
407:
404:
402:
399:
360:
359:
358:
357:
354:
345:
341:
340:
337:
333:
332:
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321:
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297:
296:
293:
289:
288:
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283:
278:
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273:
264:
260:
259:
253:
252:
251:
250:
247:
244:
235:
231:
230:
227:
223:
222:
219:
218:Decommissioned
215:
214:
211:
207:
206:
205:
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201:
194:
189:
185:
184:
179:
175:
174:
162:
158:
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151:
147:
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133:
132:
131:
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127:
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118:
117:
114:
110:
109:
106:
102:
101:
88:
84:
83:
78:
74:
73:
67:
63:
62:
49:
48:
44:
43:
41:in 1921.
36:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1522:
1511:
1508:
1506:
1503:
1501:
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1491:
1488:
1486:
1483:
1481:
1478:
1477:
1475:
1460:
1457:
1456:
1453:
1447:
1445:
1441:Followed by:
1440:
1438:
1437:
1432:Preceded by:
1431:
1430:
1427:
1421:
1420:
1416:
1414:
1413:
1409:
1407:
1406:
1402:
1401:
1398:
1394:
1392:
1384:
1379:
1377:
1372:
1370:
1365:
1364:
1361:
1349:
1348:
1344:
1342:
1341:
1337:
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1334:
1330:
1328:
1327:
1323:
1321:
1320:
1316:
1314:
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1309:
1307:
1306:
1302:
1300:
1299:
1295:
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1281:
1279:
1278:
1274:
1272:
1271:
1267:
1265:
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1260:
1258:
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1253:
1251:
1250:
1246:
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1239:
1237:
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1225:
1223:
1222:
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1202:
1201:
1197:
1195:
1194:
1190:
1189:
1186:
1182:
1175:
1170:
1168:
1163:
1161:
1156:
1155:
1152:
1141:
1134:
1131:
1124:
1120:
1118:
1113:
1110:
1109:
1108:public domain
1098:
1097:
1093:
1089:
1085:
1081:
1080:
1076:
1074:
1072:
1068:
1064:
1060:
1056:
1052:
1045:
1043:
1041:
1037:
1036:San Francisco
1032:
1028:
1026:
1022:
1018:
1014:
1010:
1006:
1002:
998:
994:
990:
986:
983:
979:
975:
971:
963:
957:
953:
952:patrol vessel
949:
946:
941:
939:
931:
929:
921:
919:
913:
909:
905:
904:Port of Spain
901:
897:
893:
889:
887:
883:
879:
875:
871:
867:
865:
859:
855:
853:
847:
845:
839:
835:
831:
827:
823:
822:United States
819:
811:
806:
804:
802:
799:in the North
798:
794:
790:
786:
781:
776:
774:
770:
766:
763:
759:
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750:
742:
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714:
710:
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702:
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678:
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670:
666:
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658:
653:
651:
647:
643:
639:
635:
631:
627:
623:
619:
615:
611:
607:
603:
599:
595:
594:Hampton Roads
591:
587:
583:
579:
575:
571:
567:
559:
557:
551:
547:
545:
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536:
534:
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524:
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512:
505:
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501:
497:
493:
489:
485:
483:
477:
473:
469:
465:
461:
457:
454:Corporation.
453:
449:
445:
441:
437:
436:
431:
428:
424:
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416:
412:
405:
400:
398:
396:
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389:
388:constellation
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169:constellation
166:
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144:United States
134:
128:
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107:
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96:
93:Corporation,
92:
89:
86:
85:
82:
79:
76:
75:
72:
68:
65:
64:
60:United States
50:
45:
40:
34:
29:
26:
22:
1443:
1435:
1418:
1411:
1404:
1403:
1390:
1346:
1339:
1332:
1325:
1318:
1311:
1304:
1297:
1290:
1283:
1276:
1275:
1269:
1262:
1255:
1248:
1241:
1234:
1227:
1220:
1213:
1206:
1199:
1192:
1139:
1133:
1114:
1105:
1054:
1049:
1030:
1029:
1012:
1009:Nazi Germany
1000:
977:
976:, Virginia,
967:
937:
927:
917:
902:, moored at
895:
885:
863:
857:
851:
843:
825:
820:brought the
815:
807:World War II
785:Panama Canal
779:
777:
765:flying boats
757:
752:
746:
732:
723:transported
721: (AD-2)
718:
712:
681:Port Phillip
668:
656:
654:
633:
618:Battle Fleet
590:Rhode Island
573:
563:
555:
549:
543:
538:
532:
523:Pearl Harbor
514:
488:commissioned
481:
479:
471:
459:
434:
432:
410:
409:
395:World War II
366:
364:
363:
277:Displacement
266:
229:21 July 1946
210:Commissioned
197:
154:
70:
38:
25:
1200:Crown Point
838:Puerto Rico
689:New Zealand
646:Mare Island
626:complements
604:, reaching
570:World War I
221:8 July 1946
116:10 May 1919
1490:1919 ships
1474:Categories
1436:Bridgeport
1094:References
1071:Suisun Bay
974:Portsmouth
943:, and the
928:Bainbridge
900:camouflage
665:Australian
622:destroyers
610:California
600:, and the
556:Litchfield
537:, next to
519:destroyers
448:Washington
430:cargo ship
336:Complement
316:Propulsion
196:Named USS
99:Washington
21:USS Altair
1434:USS
1242:Edgefield
1235:Edgecombe
1207:Crowswind
1193:Crosskeys
1025:East Asia
985:shakedown
948:minelayer
936:USS
926:USS
862:USS
850:USS
842:USS
717:USS
709:Nicaragua
685:Lyttelton
655:In 1925,
606:San Diego
554:USS
542:USS
531:USS
450:, by the
425:, single-
415:laid down
373:lead ship
105:Laid down
1412:Denebola
1326:Elmsport
1312:Eldridge
1291:Egremont
1270:Edgewood
1263:Edgemoor
1256:Edgemont
1249:Edgehill
908:Trinidad
870:Trinidad
844:Bernadou
834:San Juan
789:Hamilton
719:Melville
671:visited
667:cruise,
638:turbines
614:Squadron
598:Virginia
500:New York
496:Brooklyn
456:Launched
438:under a
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324:Speed
308:Draft
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