Allied Warships

USS Anthedon (AS 24)

Submarine tender of the Aegir class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeSubmarine tender
ClassAegir 
PennantAS 24 
Built byIngalls Shipbuilding Corp. (Pascagoula, Mississippi, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down6 May 1943 
Launched15 Oct 1943 
Commissioned15 Sep 1944 
End service21 Sep 1946 
History

Acquired by the USN on 17 December 1943
Commissioned as USS Anthedon (AS-24) on 15 September 1944
Decommissioned on 21 September 1946
Sold to Turkey on 7 February 1969 being renamed Donathan (A-583)

 

Commands listed for USS Anthedon (AS 24)

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1Cdr. Richard Ellington Hawes, USN15 Sep 194428 Oct 1945 (1)

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