USS ''Aegir'' (AS-23) was the
lead ship of the in the
United States Navy during
World War II.
Construction
''Aegir'' was laid down on 31 March 1943 under a
Maritime Commission contract, MC hull 856, by the
Ingalls Shipbuilding Company in
Pascagoula, Mississippi and launched on 15 September 1943, sponsored by Mrs. James A. Sweeney. The ship was acquired by the
Navy and placed in temporary commission on 20 November 1943 for passage to her conversion yard where she was turned over to the
Todd Shipyards Corporation,
Brooklyn, New York, for conversion to a
submarine tender on 3 December 1943. ''Aegir'' was placed in full commission at the
Brooklyn Navy Yard on 8 September 1944.
Service history
In early October, ''Aegir'' reported to
New London, Connecticut for
shakedown
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. On 23 October, the tender got underway for
Pearl Harbor via the
Panama Canal and
San Diego. She reached Hawaii on 18 November and was assigned to
Submarine Squadron 24 (SubRon 24). ''Aegir'' traveled to
Midway later that month. She remained stationed at that island until 1 September 1945. During this period, ''Aegir'' furnished refitting and tender services to the submarines of SubRon 24.
''Aegir'' returned to the west coast of the United States on 11 September and was moored at the
Mare Island Naval Shipyard
The Mare Island Naval Shipyard (MINSY) was the first United States Navy base established on the Pacific Ocean. It is located northeast of San Francisco in Vallejo, California. The Napa River goes through the Mare Island Strait and separates th ...
. There, she furnished services to submarines awaiting decommissioning. ''Aegir'' was placed out of commission, in reserve, at Mare Island on 18 October 1946. Then in 1960 used as a maintenance ship at San Diego PacResFlt and then returned to Mare Island Naval Shipyard and remained there until her name was struck from the
Navy list on 1 June 1971. The ship was sold on 16 May 1972 to
National Metal and Steel
National Metal and Steel Corporation was engaged in ship breaking, ship dismantling operations at Terminal Island in the Los Angeles Harbor Region of the city of Los Angeles, California. [Terminal Island, California
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, and scrapped.
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Aegir-class submarine tenders
Submarine tenders
A submarine tender is a type of depot ship that supplies and supports submarines.
Development
Submarines are small compared to most oceangoing vessels, and generally do not have the ability to carry large amounts of food, fuel, torpedoes, and ...
Submarine tenders of the United States Navy
United States Navy
Ships built in Pascagoula, Mississippi
1943 ships
World War II auxiliary ships of the United States