Chotauk served as a station tanker with the Pacific Fleet at Eniwetok from 3 January to 14 February 1945, Ulithi from 23 February to 10 July, and Okinawa from 17 July to 29 October. She returned to Mobile, Alabama, on 5 January 1946. Chotauk was decommissioned there and returned to the War Shipping Administration on 7 February 1946.
chotauk, unclassified, miscellaneous, vessel, victim, typographical, error, intended, named, chotank, keel, laid, down, 1920, bethlehem, shipbuilding, corporation, fore, river, shipyard, quincy, massachusetts, japan, arrow, later, renamed, american, arrow, tra. USS Chotauk IX 188 an unclassified miscellaneous vessel was the victim of a typographical error she was intended to be named for USS Chotank Her keel was laid down in 1920 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation s Fore River Shipyard in Quincy Massachusetts as Japan Arrow later renamed American Arrow transferred from the War Shipping Administration at Pearl Harbor on 29 November 1944 and commissioned the same day History United States BuilderBethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation Laid down1920 Launched23 October 1920 Commissioned29 November 1944 Decommissioned7 February 1946 FateReturned to the WSA scrapped May 1947 General characteristics TypeTanker Displacement18 925 tons Length485 ft 148 m Beam62 ft 8 in 19 10 m Draught28 ft 8 5 m Speed10 knots Armamentone four inch gun one three inch gun Chotauk served as a station tanker with the Pacific Fleet at Eniwetok from 3 January to 14 February 1945 Ulithi from 23 February to 10 July and Okinawa from 17 July to 29 October She returned to Mobile Alabama on 5 January 1946 Chotauk was decommissioned there and returned to the War Shipping Administration on 7 February 1946 References editThis article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Chotauk amp oldid 1152985239, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
