_underway%2c_circa_in_late_1944_(19-N-71738).jpg) USSAegir (AS-23) underway in US coastal watersc. late 1944. US National Archives photo # 19-N-71738, RG-19 LCM, a US navy Bureau of Ships photo now in the collections of the US National Archives. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Aegir |
| Namesake | Aegir |
| Ordered | as type (C3-S-A2) hull,MC hull 856 |
| Builder | Ingalls Shipbuilding,Pascagoula, Mississippi |
| Laid down | 31 March 1943, |
| Launched | 15 September 1943 |
| Acquired | 20 November 1943 |
| Commissioned | 20 November 1943 (reduced commission) |
| Decommissioned | 3 December 1943 |
| Commissioned | 8 September 1944 (full commission) |
| Decommissioned | 18 October 1946 |
| Stricken | 1 June 1971 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sold for scrapping, 16 May 1972 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Aegir-classsubmarine tender |
| Displacement | 16,500long tons (16,800 t) (full) |
| Length | 492 ft 6 in (150.11 m) |
| Beam | 69 ft 6 in (21.18 m) |
| Draft | 27 ft (8.2 m) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 18.4 kn (34.1 km/h; 21.2 mph) |
| Complement | 82 Officers 1,378 Enlisted |
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USSAegir (AS-23) was thelead ship of theAegir-classsubmarine tender in theUnited States Navy duringWorld War II.
Aegir was laid down on 31 March 1943 under aMaritime Commission contract, MC hull 856, by theIngalls Shipbuilding Company inPascagoula, Mississippi and launched on 15 September 1943, sponsored by Mrs. James A. Sweeney. The ship was acquired by theNavy and placed in temporary commission on 20 November 1943 for passage to her conversion yard where she was turned over to theTodd Shipyards Corporation,Brooklyn, New York, for conversion to asubmarine tender on 3 December 1943.Aegir was placed in full commission at theBrooklyn Navy Yard on 8 September 1944.[1]
In early October,Aegir reported toNew London, Connecticut forshakedown. On 23 October, the tender got underway forPearl Harbor via thePanama Canal andSan Diego. She reached Hawaii on 18 November and was assigned toSubmarine Squadron 24 (SubRon 24).Aegir traveled toMidway 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.[1]
Aegir returned to the west coast of the United States on 11 September and was moored at theMare Island Naval Shipyard. 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 theNavy list on 1 June 1971. The ship was sold on 16 May 1972 toNational Metal and Steel atTerminal Island, California, and scrapped.[1]
Online resources*"Aegir (AS-23)".Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved6 November 2016.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in thepublic domain.
