U.S.S. Arctic
AF-7
1941
(Saratoga Model Shipyard SMY-24)
- Class: Arctic - 3 storeships of 1922
- Displacement: 12,600 tons
- Dimensions: 416'6" x 53'2" x 26'5"
- Machinery: steam turbine, 1-shaft, S.H.P. 2,800 = 11 knots
- Armament: 2-5"/51, 4-3"/50 AA guns authorized but not installed
- Complement: 166
- Builder: Moore Drydock Co., Oakland, CA
- Launched: 1919
- Acquired: 4 Nov 1921
- Commissioned: 7 Nov 1921
- Decommissioned: 3 Apr 1946
- Notes: Built 1918-19 as SS Yamhill for the U.S. Shipping Board. Served in Pacific carrying refrigerated stores (and commonly referred to as a "Beef Boat") 1922-46, except for one Atlantic voyage in 1927. Base Force, Pacific Fleet 1922-41. Enroute Pearl Harbor 7 Dec 1941. Voyages to Pearl Harbor, Aleutians, and New Caledonia, 1942 to Jul 1943. Overhaul Aug-Dec 1943. From Feb 1944 to Jan 1946 with Service Squadron 8 supplying fleet throughout Pacific.
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