USS ''E.A. Poe'' (IX-103), formerly ''Edgar Allan Poe'', an
unclassified miscellaneous vessel
The IX (unclassified–miscellaneous) hull classification symbol is used for ships of the United States Navy that do not fit into one of the standard categories. Similar lists of 'miscellaneous' ships can found at
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, was the only ship of the
United States Navy to be named for
Edgar Allan Poe. She was chartered by the Navy in 1942, then taken over after being damaged and losing use of her engines on 30 August 1943. She was employed as a dry storage ship being towed among the islands of the southwest Pacific, issuing provisions to them as well as to ships and small craft in the area. She was placed in service on 23 February 1945 and out of service on 15 March 1946 when returned to her owner. She was stricken from the
Naval Vessel Register on 28 March 1946.
References
External links
Navsource.org
Dry storage vessels of the United States Navy
1943 ships
Edgar Allan Poe
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