ARETHUSA AO 7

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Fleet Oiler Built 1893 at Stockton, England, by Craig, Taylor & Company LUCILINE (Commercial Service) Owned by Petroleum Shipping Company of London Official Number: 101986 Purchased U.S. Navy August 12 1898 USS ARETHUSA (Water Tanker and Supply Ship) Commissioned August 1898 - Decommissioned February 1 1899 Recommissioned August 22 1900 - Decommissioned March 16 1906 Recommissioned November 29 1907 - Decommissioned October 15 1909 ARETHUSA (Fleet Oiler) Placed In Service October 15 1909 USS ARETHUSA (Fleet Oiler) Recommissioned January 9 1918 USS ARETHUSA AO-7 Designated (AO) July 17 1920 Decommissioned June 28 1922 Sold July 7 1927 to Mr. Marshall B. Hall of Boston and converted to a storage hulk in 1928 Fate unknown

 

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1938)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

NO ARETHUSA POSTMARKS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME

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Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Mexican Service Medal
World War I Victory Medal (with Transport clasp)

NAMESAKE - A nymph of Elis, one of the Nereids, who—in Greek mythology—was the daughter of Oceanus and one of Diana's attendants. One evening on the island of Ortygia, near Syracuse, as Arethusa was heading home from the day's hunt, she chanced upon the Alpheus, a clear and beautiful brook. When she entered its cool waters seeking relief from heat and fatigue, she heard a voice rise from the stream which frightened her into leaping to land and fleeing in terror. The river god pursued her until, in desperation at her failing strength, she prayed to Diana for help. In response the kind goddess changed Arethusa into a fountain

 

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