Arctic Class Stores Ship (1918)

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Three Arctic class refrigerator ships were acquired by the U.S. Navy in 1921.

Overview of three vessels
Citations for this data available on individual ship pages
Name Hull No. Builder Laid Down Launched Commissioned Fate
Arctic AF-7 Moore SB 18 Mar, 1918 4 Jul, 1918 7 Nov, 1921 Sold 19 Aug, 1947
Boreas AF-8 Moore SB 19 Mar, 1918 4 Jul, 1918 6 Aug, 1940 Sold 18 Jul, 1946
Yukon AF-9 Moore SB 30 Dec, 1918 7 Jun, 1919 6 Dec, 1921 Sold 29 Jul, 1946

Design & Construction

All three Arctics began life as freighters ordered from Moore Shipbuilding of Oakland, California under contract from the United States Shipping Board. They were acquired by the U.S. Navy in 1921.

Performance

Armament

[1]

  • two 5-inch/51 caliber
  • four 3-inch/50 caliber AA guns

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Silverstone. The New Navy. p. 135.

Bibliography

  • Silverstone, Paul H. (2006). The U.S. Navy Warship Series: The New Navy 1883-1922. New York: Routledge.
  • Silverstone, Paul H. (2008). The U.S. Navy Warship Series: The Navy of World War II, 1922-1947. New York: Routledge.


Arctic Class Stores Ship
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