U.S.S. Arctic (1918)

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U.S.S. Arctic (1918)
Hull Number: AF-7
Builder: Moore SB[1]
Purchased: 4 Nov, 1921[2]
Laid down: 18 Mar, 1918[3]
Launched: 4 Jul, 1918[4]
Commissioned: 7 Nov, 1921[5]
Decommissioned: 3 Apr, 1946[6]
Stricken: 1 May, 1946[7]
Sold: 19 Aug, 1947[8]
Fate: Broken up

U.S.S. Arctic was one of three Arctic Class stores ships acquired by the U.S. Navy soon after their construction.

Service

Yamhill was acquired from the Shipping Board on 4 November, 1921 for use as a store ship, and renamed Arctic on 2 November, 1921.

Captains

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 135.
  2. Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 135.
  3. Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 135.
  4. Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 135.
  5. Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 135.
  6. Silverstone. Navy of World War II. p. 295.
  7. Silverstone. Navy of World War II. p. 295.
  8. Silverstone. Navy of World War II. p. 295.
  9. Register of Officers, 1925. pp. 22-23.
  10. Register of Officers, 1925. pp. 22-23.
  11. Register of Officers, 1935. pp. 28-29.
  12. Register of Officers, 1936. pp. 26-27.

Bibliography


Arctic Class Stores Ship
  Arctic Boreas Yukon