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Revision as of 15:02, 9 April 2018
Three Arctic class refrigerator ships were acquired by the U.S. Navy in 1921.
| Overview of three vessels | ||||||
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| Citations for this data available on individual ship pages | ||||||
| Name | Hull No. | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Commissioned | Fate |
| Arctic | AF-7 | Moore SB | 18 Mar, 1918 | 4 Jul, 1918 | 7 Nov, 1921 | Sold 19 Aug, 1947 |
| Boreas | AF-8 | Moore SB | 19 Mar, 1918 | 4 Jul, 1918 | 6 Aug, 1940 | Sold 18 Jul, 1946 |
| Yukon | AF-9 | Moore SB | 30 Dec, 1918 | 7 Jun, 1919 | 6 Dec, 1921 | Sold 29 Jul, 1946 |
Design & Construction
All three Arctics began life as freighters ordered from Moore Shipbuilding of Oakland, California under contract from the United States Shipping Board. They were acquired by the U.S. Navy in 1921.
Performance
Armament
- two 5-inch/51 caliber
- four 3-inch/50 caliber AA guns
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 135.
Bibliography
- Silverstone, Paul H. (2006). The U.S. Navy Warship Series: The New Navy 1883-1922. New York: Routledge.
- Silverstone, Paul H. (2008). The U.S. Navy Warship Series: The Navy of World War II, 1922-1947. New York: Routledge.
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