USS Antaeus (AS-21/AG-67) was a commercial passenger liner that the United States Navy acquired in World War II. She was SS Saint John from 1932 until 1941 before the US Navy …

2014年10月21日 · History of the hospital ship during World War II; including its role in rescuing prisoners of war from Japanese camps.

2020年4月2日 · Acquired by the Navy on 18 April 1941 for $2,732,500 of which $1,271,600 went to the Maritime Commission as mortgage and the remainder went to the shipping line; …

USS Antaeus (AS-21, later AG-67), 1941-1945. Later USS Rescue (AH-18), 1945-1946. USS Antaeus, a 5,975-ton submarine tender, was built as the commercial passenger steamer Saint …

SAINT JOHN was selected and became ANTAEUS (AS-21). This coastal passenger liner appears to have been only marginally suitable as a submarine tender. When operating in the Atlantic …

Rescue earned two battle stars for her World War 11 service.

The U-boat War in World War Two (Kriegsmarine, 1939-1945) and World War One (Kaiserliche Marine, 1914-1918) and the Allied efforts to counter the threat. This section includes over …

The commercial passenger steamer Saint John was acquired by the Navy on 24 April 1941; renamed Antaeus (AS-21), a 5,975-ton submarine tender: and commissioned on 17 May 1941 …

Rescue earned two battle stars for her World War II service.

USS Antaeus (AS-21) Departing the Philadelphia Navy Yard on 25 June 1943 after a one-month repair period there. The ship, used primarily as a transport since September 1942, has …