Following her commissioning, the vessel began a period of final fitting out and shakedown training off the southern California coast. In January 1944, Armadillo was assigned to Service Force, US Pacific Fleet, and sailed for Pearl Harbor. From early February through early April 1944, the vessel carried personnel and petroleum products between Pearl Harbor and Tarawa, Gilbert Islands. On 22 April, she reported to Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands, where she served as a station tanker through late August. Armadillo then shifted to Ulithi, Caroline Islands, to perform the same duty. This service was broken by trips to Guam and Saipan in the Mariana Islands and to Peleliu in the Palau Islands.[3]
Acquired by Hasler & Co., agents, for the Windsor Navigation Co., on 3 February 1948, the ship was delivered to her purchaser at Baltimore, Maryland, on 14 April 1948. Renamed Dean H. She was later sold to Liberian interests in November 1954, but returned to the US flag on 3 March 1959. Sold to Winco Tankers, Inc., on the same day, she was renamed Chris H., and carried that name until the title returned to the Maritime Administration (MARAD) the day after Christmas of 1962. Then operated by Winco Tankers, Inc., under a bareboat charter, Chris H. was deactivated on 7 February 1963, and returned to the James River Reserve Fleet where she remained until purchased by N. V. Intershitra on 22 February 1972. She was delivered to her purchaser on 10 March 1972, to be broken up for scrap in the Netherlands.[3]
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USS Armadillo IX 111 the lead ship of her class of tanker was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the armadillo an insect eating mammal which has an armorlike shell encasing its back and head History United States NameSidney Howard Armadillo NamesakeSidney Howard The armadillo Orderedas a Type T1 S C3 hull MCE hull 1900 1 BuilderCalifornia Shipbuilding Corporation Terminal Island Los Angeles California Yard numberT21 1 Way number3 1 Laid down24 September 1943 Launched26 October 1943 Commissioned18 November 1943 Decommissioned29 May 1946 Stricken19 June 1946 IdentificationHull symbol IX 111 Code letters NJGW Honors andawards1 battle star Fatereturned to MARCOM 29 May 1946 laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet James River Group Lee Hall Virginia Sold 26 January 1948 withdrawn 3 February 1948 United States NameDean H OwnerWindear Navigation Co Acquired14 April 1948 FateSold November 1954 Liberia NameDean H AcquiredNovember 1954 Refit1955 to a dry cargo ship FateSold 2 March 1959 United States NameChris H OwnerWinco Tankers Inc Acquired2 March 1959 FateExchanged to the Maritime Administration MARAD 26 December 1962 returned 7 February 1963 United States NameDean H OwnerMARAD Acquired7 February 1963 FateReturned to MARCOM 7 February 1963 sold for scrapping 22 February 1972 withdrawn from fleet 10 March 1972 General characteristics 2 Class and typeArmadillo class tanker TypeType T1 S C3 Displacement14 500 long tons 14 700 t Length441 ft 6 in 134 57 m Beam56 ft 11 in 17 35 m Draught28 ft 4 in 8 64 m Installed power2 Babcock amp Wilcox header type boilers 215psi 450 2 500 shp 1 900 kW Propulsion1 vertical triple expansion reciprocating steam engine 1 propeller Speed11 kn 20 km h 13 mph Complement10 officers 69 enlisted Armament1 5 in 127 mm 38 caliber dual purpose DP gun 1 3 in 76 mm 50 caliber DP gun 8 20 mm 0 79 in Oerlikon cannon anti aircraft gun mounts Contents 1 Construction 2 Service history 3 Merchant service 4 Awards 5 Notes 6 Bibliography 7 External linksConstruction editShe was laid down 24 September 1943 under a Maritime Commission MARCOM contract MC hull No 1900 as the Type T1 tanker Sidney Howard by California Shipbuilding Corporation Terminal Island Los Angeles California launched on 26 October 1943 sponsored by Mrs S Howard renamed Armadillo and designated IX 111 acquired by the Navy on a bareboat basis and simultaneously placed in commission at San Pedro Los Angeles on 18 November 1943 3 Service history editFollowing her commissioning the vessel began a period of final fitting out and shakedown training off the southern California coast In January 1944 Armadillo was assigned to Service Force US Pacific Fleet and sailed for Pearl Harbor From early February through early April 1944 the vessel carried personnel and petroleum products between Pearl Harbor and Tarawa Gilbert Islands On 22 April she reported to Majuro Atoll Marshall Islands where she served as a station tanker through late August Armadillo then shifted to Ulithi Caroline Islands to perform the same duty This service was broken by trips to Guam and Saipan in the Mariana Islands and to Peleliu in the Palau Islands 3 Armadillo left Ulithi on 10 April 1945 and shaped a course for Okinawa She arrived there on 18 April and began providing services to various ships of the Pacific Fleet On 1 February 1946 the tanker departed Buckner Bay Okinawa and headed for the East Coast of the United States She transited the Panama Canal on 13 March and continued on to Norfolk Virginia The vessel reached that port on 23 March and began preparations for her inactivation Armadillo was decommissioned on 29 May 1946 and on the same day was delivered to MARCOM s War Shipping Administration WSA at Lee Hall Virginia and laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet s James River Group Her name was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 19 June 1946 3 Merchant service editAcquired by Hasler amp Co agents for the Windsor Navigation Co on 3 February 1948 the ship was delivered to her purchaser at Baltimore Maryland on 14 April 1948 Renamed Dean H She was later sold to Liberian interests in November 1954 but returned to the US flag on 3 March 1959 Sold to Winco Tankers Inc on the same day she was renamed Chris H and carried that name until the title returned to the Maritime Administration MARAD the day after Christmas of 1962 Then operated by Winco Tankers Inc under a bareboat charter Chris H was deactivated on 7 February 1963 and returned to the James River Reserve Fleet where she remained until purchased by N V Intershitra on 22 February 1972 She was delivered to her purchaser on 10 March 1972 to be broken up for scrap in the Netherlands 3 Awards editArmadillo earned one battle star for her World War II service 3 Notes editCitations a b c CalShip 2010 Navsource 2013 a b c d e DANFS 2016 Bibliography editOnline resources Armadillo IX 111 Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships Naval History and Heritage Command 12 December 2016 Retrieved 21 February 2017 nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain California Shipbuilding Los Angeles CA ShipbuildingHistory com 13 October 2010 Retrieved 21 February 2017 USS Armadillo IX 111 Navsource org 18 January 2013 Retrieved 21 February 2017 SIDNEY HOWARD United States Department of Transportation Retrieved 21 February 2017 External links editPhoto gallery of USS Armadillo IX 111 at NavSource Naval History Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Armadillo amp oldid 1202367648, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
