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USS Beagle (IX-112)

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section2{{Infobox ship/career
countryUnited States
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orderedas a Type T1-S-C3 hull, MCE hull 1901
builderCalifornia Shipbuilding Corporation, Terminal Island, Los Angeles, California
laid_down27 September 1943
launched29 October 1943
commissioned20 November 1943
decommissioned13 June 1946
renamedBeagle, 27 October 1943
struck3 July 1946
identification*Hull symbol: IX-112
honors[[Image:Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg18px]] 1 × battle star
fate*Returned to MARCOM, 13 June 1946, laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group, Lee Hall, Virginia
section3{{Infobox ship/career
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countryUnited States
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nameEdison Skipper
ownerEdison Tanker Corporation, Inc., New York City
acquired14 July 1948
fateSold, December 1954
section4{{Infobox ship/career
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countryLiberia
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acquiredDecember 1954
fateScrapped, 1964
section5{{Infobox ship/characteristics
header_caption
classtanker
typeType T1-S-C3
displacement14500 LT
length441 ft
beam56 ft
draught28 ft
*{{cvt2500shplkin}}
speed11 kn
complement79 officers and men

  • David Rittenhouse

  • Beagle

  • David Rittenhouse

  • The Beagle

  • Code letters: NJFL

  • Sold, 14 July 1948

  • George S.

  • George Sideratos

  • Maria G.L.

  • 2 × header-type steam boilers

  • 2500 shp

  • 1 × vertical triple-expansion reciprocating steam engine

  • 1 × propeller

  • 1 × 5 in/38 caliber dual purpose (DP) gun

  • 1 × 3 in/50 caliber DP gun

  • 8 × 20 mm Oerlikon cannon anti-aircraft gun mounts

USS Beagle (IX-112), was an tanker designated an unclassified miscellaneous vessel. She was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the beagle, a breed of small, short-coated hunting hound.

Construction

Her keel was laid down 27 September 1943, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull No. 1901, as the Type T1 tanker David Rittenhouse, by California Shipbuilding Corporation, Terminal Island, Los Angeles, California; launched on 29 October 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Victor Dalton; renamed Beagle and designated IX-111 on 27 October 1943; delivered to the Navy 20 November 1943, and commissioned the same day.

Service history

Following shakedown early in 1944, the tanker moved to the western Pacific. There she transported fuel among the various island groups. Between 13 October and 9 November, Beagle operated in the vicinity of Leyte providing support for the invasion of that island. After that operation, Beagle resumed her more routine fuel supply missions between bases in the Pacific.

Post-war service

After the war ended, she continued those duties in support of American occupation forces in the Far East. The ship headed back to the United States from Eniwetok on 11 March 1946. She transited the Panama Canal on 16 April, and arrived in Norfolk, Virginia, on 30 April. Beagle was decommissioned at Norfolk on 13 June 1946, and was turned over to MARCOM for disposal. Her name was struck from the Navy list on 3 JuIy 1946.

Merchant service

On 14 July 1948, to the Edison Tanker Corporation, Inc., of New York City, the vessel was renamed Edison Skipper. She saw later merchant service under the names George S., Georgios Sideratos, and Maria G.L., before she was scrapped in 1964.

Awards

Beagle earned one battle star for her World War II service.

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Online resources

  • {{cite DANFS | access-date = 4 March 2017
  • {{cite web | access-date = 4 March 2017
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  • {{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191212160810/https://vesselhistory.marad.dot.gov/sh/ShipHistory/Detail/1213 | url-status = dead | archive-date = 12 December 2019 | access-date = 4 March 2017
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