| VESSELS ACQUIRED FOR CONVERSION TO AUXILIARIES, 1939 - 1940 |
| The "Two-Ocean Navy" edition of Ships and Aircraft of the US Navy (James Fahey, ed.), lists merchant vessels acquired or in the process of being acquired by the Navy in 1939-1940 to be converted into fleet auxiliary vessels. Listed below are these ships, with their merchant and Navy names, Navy designations, and hull numbers. Some of this info was gathered from other sources. |
| Ship Type Seaplane Tenders Submarine Tenders Oilers Transports Ammunition Ships Store Ships Cargo Ships Hospital Ship Miscellaneous Submarine Chasers Yachts Coastal yachts Gunboats |
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| Name and Number TANGIER (AV-8) POCOMOKE (AV-9) GRIFFIN (AS-13) PELIAS (AS-14) CIMARRON (AO-22) NEOSHO (AO-23) PLATTE (AO-24) SABINE (AO-25) SALAMONIE (AO-26) KASKASKIA (AO-27) SANGAMON (AO-28) SANTEE (AO-29) CHEMUNG (AO-30) CHENANGO (AO-31) GUADALUPE (AO-32) SUWANEE (AO-33) HARRY LEE (AP-17) NEVILLE (AP-16) WILLIAM P BIDDLE (AP-15) FULLER (AP-14) GEORGE F ELLIOT (AP-13) HEYWOOD (AP-12) BARNETT (AP-11) McCAWLEY (AP-10) ZEILEN (AP-9) HARRIS (AP-8) WHARTON (AP-7) WILLIAM WARD BURROWS (AP-6) KILAUEA (AE-4) LASSEN (AE-3) POLARIS (AF-11) ALDEBARAN (AF-10) POLLUX (AKS-2) PROCYON (AK-19) CASTOR (AKS-1) ARCTURUS (AK-18) SOLACE (AH-5) BOWDITCH (AG-30) KAULA (AG-33) unnamed unnamed PC454 PC455 PC456 PC457 PC458 PC459 PC460 PC509 PC510 SYLPH (PY-12) SIREN (PY-13) ARGUS (PY-14) ZIRCON (PY-16) CORAL (PY-15) EMERALD (PYc-1) AMETHYST (PYc-3) SAPPHIRE (PYc-2) ONYX (PYc-5) AGATE (PYc-4) JADE (PY-17) AMBER (PYc-6) unnamed AQUAMARINE (PYc-7) NIAGARA (PG-52) VIXEN (PG-53) ST. AUGUSTINE (PG-54) JAMESTOWN (PG-55) |
| Merchant Name S. S. Sea Arrow S. S. Exchequer S. S. Mormacpenn S. S. Mormacyork built for USN use built for USN use built for USN use S. S. Esso Albany S. S. Esso Columbia S. S. Esso Richmond S. S. Esso Trenton S. S. Seakay S. S. Esso Annapolis S. S. Esso New Orleans S. S. Esso Raleigh S. S. Markay S. S. Exochorda S. S. City of Norfolk S. S. City of San Francisco S. S. City of Newport News S. S. City of Los Angeles S. S. City of Baltimore M. S. Santa Maria M. S. Santa Barbara S. S. President Jackson S. S. President Grant S. S. Southern Cross S. S. Santa Rita M. S. Surprise M. S. Shooting Star M. S. Donald McKay S. S. Stag Hound S. S. Comet M. S. Sweepstakes S. S. Challenge M. S. Mormachawk S. S. Iroquois M. S. Santa Inez M. S. Cubahama S. S. Dixie S. S. Fred Morris Arlis Katoura Onwego Trouper Evelyn R II Entropy Elda Vara Sybarita Intrepid Lotosland Haida Nakhoda Yankee Clipper Savitar Samona II Buccaneer Pegasus Stella Polaris Doctor Brinkley Polaris Colleen Seawolf Hi-Esmaro Orion Noparo Alder |
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