| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name |
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| Namesake | |
| Ordered | as aType T1-S-C3 hull,MCE hull 1901[1] |
| Builder | California Shipbuilding Corporation,Terminal Island, Los Angeles, California |
| Laid down | 27 September 1943 |
| Launched | 29 October 1943 |
| Commissioned | 20 November 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 13 June 1946 |
| Renamed | Beagle, 27 October 1943 |
| Stricken | 3 July 1946 |
| Identification |
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| Honors & awards |  1 ×battle star |
| Fate |
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| United States | |
| Name | Edison Skipper |
| Owner | Edison Tanker Corporation, Inc.,New York City |
| Acquired | 14 July 1948 |
| Fate | Sold, December 1954 |
 Liberia | |
| Name |
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| Acquired | December 1954 |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1964 |
| General characteristics[2] | |
| Class & type | Armadillo classtanker |
| Type | Type T1-S-C3 |
| Displacement | 14,500long tons (14,700 t) |
| Length | 441 ft 6 in (134.57 m) |
| Beam | 56 ft 11 in (17.35 m) |
| Draught | 28 ft 4 in (8.64 m) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 11 kn (20 km/h; 13 mph) |
| Complement | 79 officers and men |
| Armament |
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USSBeagle (IX-112), was anArmadillo classtanker designated anunclassified miscellaneous vessel. She was the second ship of theUnited States Navy to be named for thebeagle, a breed of small, short-coated hunting hound.
Her keel was laid down 27 September 1943, under aMaritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull No. 1901, as theType T1 tankerDavid Rittenhouse, byCalifornia Shipbuilding Corporation,Terminal Island, Los Angeles, California;launched on 29 October 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Victor Dalton; renamedBeagle and designated IX-111 on 27 October 1943; delivered to the Navy 20 November 1943, andcommissioned the same day.[3]
Followingshakedown 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 ofLeyte providing support for theinvasion of that island. After that operation,Beagle resumed her more routine fuel supply missions between bases in the Pacific.[3]
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 fromEniwetok on 11 March 1946. She transited thePanama Canal on 16 April, and arrived inNorfolk, 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 theNavy list on 3 JuIy 1946.[3]
On 14 July 1948, to theEdison Tanker Corporation, Inc., ofNew York City, the vessel was renamedEdison Skipper. She saw later merchant service under the namesGeorge S.,Georgios Sideratos, andMaria G.L., before she was scrapped in 1964.[2]
Beagle earned onebattle star for herWorld War II service.[3]
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