USS Aries (AK-51)
The USS Aries (AK-51) (1918-1952) was a United States Navy cargo ship built as Lake Geneva under a United States Shipping Board (USSB) contract in 1918 at Duluth, Minnesota, by the McDougall Duluth Shipbuilding Company, to augment American logistics capability during World War I. The freighter was delivered to the Navy at Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on 21 September 1918 and was placed in commission the following day for service in the Naval Overseas Transportation Service with Lieutenant Commander Francis A. Brannen, USNRF, in command. Aries was named for the constellation.
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USS Aries (AK-51)
The USS Aries (AK-51) (1918-1952) was a United States Navy cargo ship built as Lake Geneva under a United States Shipping Board (USSB) contract in 1918 at Duluth, Minnesota, by the McDougall Duluth Shipbuilding Company, to augment American logistics capability during World War I. The freighter was delivered to the Navy at Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on 21 September 1918 and was placed in commission the following day for service in the Naval Overseas Transportation Service with Lieutenant Commander Francis A. Brannen, USNRF, in command. Aries was named for the constellation.
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The USS Aries (AK-51) (1918-19 ...... where she arrived on 12 July.
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1918-09-21
1941-09-22
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1918-09-22
1942-07-18
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1919-07-17
1946-03-28
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1.31064e+1
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Scrapped 1952
United States Shipping Board
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1941-10-15
1942-01-07
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1946-04-17
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The USS Aries (AK-51) (1918-19 ...... s named for the constellation.
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USS Aries (AK-51)
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John J. O’Hagan
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USS Lake Geneva (ID-4215-B)
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