USS Uranus (AF-14)
USS Uranus (AF-14) was a stores ship bareboat chartered to the U.S. Navy by the War Shipping Administration for use in World War II. The ship was one of the Danish vessels idled in U.S. ports seized by the United States after the occupation of Denmark by German forces. The ship was the Danish J. Lauritzen A/S line vessel Maria, ex Caravelle, ex Helga until chartered to the Navy and commissioned on 11 August 1941 under the name Uranus. Uranus served in both the North Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean, delivering food, including refrigerated items, to ships operating in the battle areas.
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USS Uranus (AF-14)
USS Uranus (AF-14) was a stores ship bareboat chartered to the U.S. Navy by the War Shipping Administration for use in World War II. The ship was one of the Danish vessels idled in U.S. ports seized by the United States after the occupation of Denmark by German forces. The ship was the Danish J. Lauritzen A/S line vessel Maria, ex Caravelle, ex Helga until chartered to the Navy and commissioned on 11 August 1941 under the name Uranus. Uranus served in both the North Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean, delivering food, including refrigerated items, to ships operating in the battle areas.
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USS Uranus (AF-14) was a store ...... The ship was scrapped in 1968.
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date of acquirement
1941-08-11
commissioning date
1941-10-27
decommissioning date
1946-05-08
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8.19912e+1
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1.18872e+1
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ship launched
1932-12-21
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Scrapped 1968,Sveti Kajo, Croatia
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Ship armament
* 2 × single DP gun mounts
* 6 × single 20 mm AA gun mounts
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Ship builder
Helsingør Jernskibs og Maskinbyggeri
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United States
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Ship fate
Scrapped 1968, Sveti Kajo, Croatia
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Ship launched
1932-12-21
Ship name
*Helga
* Caravelle
* Maria
* Uranus
* Maria Dan
* Michael
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Ship notes
Ship in commercial and naval service 1933–1968.
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Ship operator
*J. Lauritzen A/S
* U.S. Navy
* J. Lauritzen A/S
* Chrisot M. Sarlis
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Ship owner
*J. Lauritzen A/S
* U.S. Maritime Commission
* J. Lauritzen A/S
* Chrisot M. Sarlis
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Ship propulsion
Reciprocating steam engine, single propeller
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USS Uranus (AF-14) was a store ...... operating in the battle areas.
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USS Uranus (AF-14)
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* Caravelle (1938–1940)
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* Maria (1940–1941)
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* Maria Dan (1946–1959)
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* Michael (1959–1968)
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* Uranus (1941–1946)
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*Helga (1933–1938)
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