SS Argonaut
The SS Argonaut was an Andromeda-class cargo ship in commission from 1944 to 1947.
Construction and commissioning[]
The Argonaut was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract as the Maritime Commission type C2-S-B1 hull MC 1182 by the Moore Dry Dock Company at Oakland, California, and was launched on 27 May 1944.[1] She was one of 81 C2-S-B1 type vessels (Breakbulk / Amphibious Attack Transport / Amphibious Attack Cargo / Navy Transport) built by Moore Drydock Company.[2][3]
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World War II[]
There is not much in the way of records for the Argonaut, but California Crew List records show it left San Francisco, California early in June 1944 on a round trip to Saipan via Pearl Harbor and return by the same route on 3 September 1944.[4]
Disposal[]
The Argonaut was sold in 1947 and renamed the African Patriot then scrapped in 1973.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b C2 Cargoships Archived 2011-08-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ United States Maritime Commission C2 Type Ships
- ^ Outboard Profiles of Maritime Commission Designed Vessels
- ^ California, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1882-1959; The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at San Francisco; NAI Number: 4482913; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Number: 85
- 1944 ships
- Andromeda-class attack cargo ships
- Ships built in Oakland, California