USS Arethusa (AO-7)
USS Arethusa in about 1898 | |
| History | |
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| Name |
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| Owner |
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| Operator | 1893: A Stuart |
| Port of registry | |
| Builder | Craig, Taylor & Co Ltd, Stockton |
| Yard number | 33 |
| Launched | 4 March 1893 |
| Completed | April 1893 |
| Acquired | 12 August 1898 |
| Commissioned |
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| Decommissioned |
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| In service | 15 October 1909 (US Navy) |
| Out of service | 9 January 1918 (US Navy) |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sold on 7 July 1927 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type |
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| Tonnage | 3,319 GRT, 2,132 NRT |
| Length | 332.0 ft (101.2 m) |
| Beam | 42.4 ft (12.9 m) |
| Depth | 18.8 ft (5.7 m) |
| Installed power | 300 NHP |
| Propulsion | triple expansion engine |
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USS Arethusa (AO-7) was a steamship that was built in England in 1893 as the civilian oil tanker Luciline. The United States Navy bought her in 1898, and later had her converted into a Fleet oiler. She was sold back into civilian ownership in 1927, and by 1928 she was a civilian hulk in Boston.