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| Laid down: | 2 February 1919 |
| Launched: | 25 October 1919 |
| Acquired: | 29 October 1921 |
| Commissioned: | 1 January 1922 22 January 1940 |
| Decommissioned: | 22 June 1942 17 September 1946 |
| Struck: | 29 October 1946 |
| Fate: | scrapped |
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| Displacement: | 16,800 tons (full load) |
| Length: | 477 ft (145 m) |
| Beam: | 60 ft (18 m) |
| Speed: | 10. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 5 knots |
USS Rapidan (AO-18), built under U. S. Shipping Board contract, was laid down 2 February 1919 by the Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Newport News, Va.; launched 25 October 1919; authorized for transfer to the Navy 29 October 1921; and commissioned 1 January 1922, Comdr. Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding ( NGS) formerly called Northrop Grumman Newport News ( NGNN) or Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Newport News is an Independent city in Virginia. It is at the south-western end of the Virginia Peninsula, on the north shore of the James River M. P. Nash, USNRF, in command.
Assigned to the Naval Transport Service, Rapidan remained in commission for only 6 months, most of which was spent at Norfolk. Ordered inactivated in March, Rapidan decommissioned 22 June 1922 and was berthed with the James River Group, Atlantic Reserve Fleet, until recommissioned 22 January 1940, Lt. Comdr. J. B. Mallard in command.
For the 18 months following her second commissioning, Rapidan carried fuel from the Texas oil ports to ships and stations in the Caribbean and along the U. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. The Caribbean (ˌkærəˡbiən kæ'rəbiən Cariben|Caraïben or Caraïben; Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Caribe is a Region consisting S. Atlantic coast. Between September 1941 and November 1942, she supplied petroleum products to Atlantic Fleet units at Halifax, NS Argentia, Reykjavík, Hvalfjordur, and various ports in Greenland. The City of Halifax (est 1841 is the capital of the province of Nova Scotia and shire town of Halifax County Naval Station Argentia is a former base of the United States Navy that operated from 1941-1994 For the Greater Reykjavík Area see the Greater Reykjavík Area. Hvalfjörður (Icelandic Whale - Fjord) is situated in the west of Iceland between Mosfellsbær and Akranes. Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat meaning "Land of the Greenlanders" Grønland is a self-governing Danish Province located between the Then, after overhaul, she served as escort oiler on a convoy to Casablanca. Casablanca (in Standard Arabic: الدار البيضاء ad-Dār al-Bayḍāʼ; Moroccan Arabic: dar beïda الدار البيضا On her return to New York, in early February 1943, Rapidan resumed operations off the northeast coast, steaming between New York, Boston, Portland, Maine, and Argentia until April when she got underway for her first Mediterranean convoy. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Portland is the largest city in the US state of Maine and the County seat of Cumberland County. Fueling units en route, she arrived at Gibraltar 24 May, continued on to Oran, discharged her cargo, then returned to the United States and coastal operations. Gibraltar (dʒɨˈbrɒltər is a British overseas territory located near the southernmost tip of the Iberian Peninsula overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar Oran ( Arabic:ar وهران pronounced Wahran; also transliterated as Ouahran, Spanish: Orán. In July while at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, the Rapidan had installed new secret Mark 29 "anti torpedo" gear. In September she resumed Caribbean operations and on the 11th was damaged by an underwater explosion some 100 yards off the starboard quarter from a torpedo. An underwater explosion, also known as an UNDEX, is an Explosion beneath the surface of water The explosion of the torpedo was caused by the anti torpedo gear and it resulted in damage to the hull plates. Repairs were completed at Charleston; and, on the 25th, she resumed her oil runs, operating as far south as the Netherlands West Indies, and as far north as Argentia. Charleston is a city in Charleston county in the US state of South Carolina. The Netherlands Antilles ( Dutch:) previously known as the Netherlands West Indies or Dutch Antilles/West Indies, is part of the Lesser Antilles
In March 1944 Rapidan was ordered to the Pacific. Transiting the Panama Canal 19 March, she steamed up the west coast to Seattle, whence she carried her liquid cargo to Kodiak, Cold Bay, Dutch Harbor, and other Aleutian ports. The Panama Canal is a man-made Canal in Panama which joins the Cold Bay ( Udaamagax in Aleut) is a city in Aleutians East Borough, Alaska, United States. Unalaska ( Iluulux̂ in Aleut) is a small city in the Aleutians West Census Area of the Unorganized Borough of the U The Aleutian Islands (possibly from Chukchi aliat, " Island " are a chain of more than 300 small volcanic islands forming a Volcanic Including periodic assignments as station tanker at Attu and Adak, the oiler continued on the Alaskan shuttle until 28 June 1946. Attu ( Atan in Aleut) is the westernmost and largest Island in the Near Islands group of the Aleutian Islands of Adak Island ( Adaax in Aleut) is an Island near the western extent of the Andreanof Islands group of the Aleutian Islands in Alaska Alaska ( Аляска Alyaska) is a state in the United States of America, in the northwest of the North American continent Then, ordered back to the east coast, she transited the Panama Canal 2 August and on the 11th reported to the 5th Naval District for inactivation.
Decommissioned 17 September 1946 at Portsmouth, Va., Rapidan was transferred to the Maritime Commission 18 September 1946 and her name was struck from the Navy list 29 October 1946. Portsmouth is an Independent city located in the US Commonwealth of Virginia. On 10 September 1947 she was sold to the Northern Metals Co. for scrap.
See also
- List of ship launches in 1919
- List of ship commissionings in 1922
- List of ship decommissionings in 1946
References
This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The list of ship launches in 1919 includes a chronological list of all Ships launched in 1919. The list of ship commissionings in 1922 includes a chronological list of all Ships commissioned in 1922. The list of ship decommissionings in 1946 includes a chronological list of all Ships decommissioned in 1946. The public domain is a range of abstract materials &ndash commonly referred to as Intellectual property &ndash which are not owned or controlled by anyone The Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships ( DANFS for short is the primary reference work for the basic facts about every Ship ever used
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