USS Etamin (AK-93)
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USS Etamin (AK-93) was a Crater-class
cargo ship
constructed for the U.S. Navy for duty in World War II
, named after Etamin, the other name of Eltanin, the star in constellation Draco
. She served the military in the Pacific Ocean
by providing food and material until she was torpedo
ed and put out of service. After repairs, she served as a non-self-propelled floating warehouse for the rest of the war.
Etamin (AK-93), formerly , was acquired by the Navy on 8 May 1943, and commissioned with a U.S. Coast Guard crew on 25 May of that year, Lieutenant Commander G. W. Stedman, Jr., USCGR, in command.
. She was active in the southwest Pacific Ocean issuing stores to the fleet and making minor repairs.
hit in Milne Bay
on 27 April 1944. She was towed to Cairns, Australia, and decommissioned on 26 June 1944.
on 31 July.
Crater class cargo ship
Crater-class cargo ship is a category of freighter that was constructed for use by the United States Navy during World War II under Maritime Commission EC2-S-C1 type....
cargo ship
Cargo ship
A cargo ship or freighter is any sort of ship or vessel that carries cargo, goods, and materials from one port to another. Thousands of cargo carriers ply the world's seas and oceans each year; they handle the bulk of international trade...
constructed for the U.S. Navy for duty in World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, named after Etamin, the other name of Eltanin, the star in constellation Draco
Draco (constellation)
Draco is a constellation in the far northern sky. Its name is Latin for dragon. Draco is circumpolar for many observers in the northern hemisphere...
. She served the military in the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
by providing food and material until she was torpedo
Torpedo
The modern torpedo is a self-propelled missile weapon with an explosive warhead, launched above or below the water surface, propelled underwater towards a target, and designed to detonate either on contact with it or in proximity to it.The term torpedo was originally employed for...
ed and put out of service. After repairs, she served as a non-self-propelled floating warehouse for the rest of the war.
Etamin (AK-93), formerly , was acquired by the Navy on 8 May 1943, and commissioned with a U.S. Coast Guard crew on 25 May of that year, Lieutenant Commander G. W. Stedman, Jr., USCGR, in command.
Supporting the NTS at the 12th Naval District
She was assigned to the Naval Transportation Service, 12th Naval District with operational control given to Commander, 7th Fleet Service ForceComServPac
Service Forces, United States Pacific Fleet, usually known as COMSERVPAC, was a service support command of the Pacific Fleet from 1942 until the later part of the twentieth century. It was the reincarnation of the former Base Force...
. She was active in the southwest Pacific Ocean issuing stores to the fleet and making minor repairs.
Struck by a torpedo and disabled
Etamin was disabled by a torpedoTorpedo
The modern torpedo is a self-propelled missile weapon with an explosive warhead, launched above or below the water surface, propelled underwater towards a target, and designed to detonate either on contact with it or in proximity to it.The term torpedo was originally employed for...
hit in Milne Bay
Milne Bay
Milne Bay is a large bay in Milne Bay Province, southeastern Papua New Guinea. The bay is named after Sir Alexander Milne.The area was a site of the Battle of Milne Bay in 1942....
on 27 April 1944. She was towed to Cairns, Australia, and decommissioned on 26 June 1944.
Reactivated as IX-173
Etamin, no longer self-propelled because of the torpedo damage, was placed in service as IX-173 on 12 August 1944 and continued while under tow to issue stores to the fleet. She was placed out of service on 9 July 1946 and stricken from the Navy ListNavy List
A Navy List or Naval Register is an official list of naval officers, their ranks and seniority, the ships which they command or to which they are appointed, etc., that is published by the government or naval authorities of a country....
on 31 July.