USS Arethusa (IX-135)
USS Arethusa (IX-135) began life as Gargoyle—a tanker built in 1921 at Oakland, Calif., by the Moore Shipbuilding Co. and was renamed Arethusa by the Navy and designated IX-135 on 3 November 1943; acquired by the Navy on 23 March 1944 from the War Shipping Administration on a bareboat basis for use as a mobile floating storage tanker; and placed in commission on that same day at Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands, Lt. Walter J. Tross in command. Arethusa won two battle stars for her World War II service.
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USS Arethusa (IX-135)
USS Arethusa (IX-135) began life as Gargoyle—a tanker built in 1921 at Oakland, Calif., by the Moore Shipbuilding Co. and was renamed Arethusa by the Navy and designated IX-135 on 3 November 1943; acquired by the Navy on 23 March 1944 from the War Shipping Administration on a bareboat basis for use as a mobile floating storage tanker; and placed in commission on that same day at Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands, Lt. Walter J. Tross in command. Arethusa won two battle stars for her World War II service.
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USS Arethusa (IX-135) began li ...... American Naval Fighting Ships.
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1944-03-23
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1944-03-23
decommissioning date
1946-05-16
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687,754,364
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1946-06-05
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USS Arethusa (IX-135) began li ...... for her World War II service.
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USS Arethusa (IX-135)
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