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found herself busier than ever. A maritime strike, which paralyzed
American flag merchant shipping during this period, meant a revision in the storeship's operating schedule. As Commander, Base Force, reported after the end of the fiscal year, the shipping strike emphasized the limitations of the
626:, where – from 5–21 August – she issued fresh, frozen and dry provisions to fleet units. After Japan capitulated, she returned to Pearl Harbor on 11 September for repairs and reloading, before sailing for Japanese waters on 24 October. While
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386:. Assigned to Train Squadron 2 (TrainRon 2), her yearly operations varied little, with the ship issuing provisions to the Battle Fleet wherever it was operating. Her cruises along the western seaboard of the
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provided working parties for various merchant ships and took on board supplies for issue to the fleet until she commenced a series of round-trip voyages from Ulithi to the
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from 3–13 July. Returning thence to the west coast, she arrived at San
Francisco on 24 July and soon thereafter sailed for the South Pacific. After touching
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for disposition on 3 July, the ship was then sold on 19 August 1947 to the
Southern Shipwrecking Corp. and met her end under the scrapper's torch.
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on 24 July 1922. For almost 20 years, she served chiefly in the
Pacific, operating with the fleet's train. During the second of her two voyages to
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and at
Oakland from 4 July-27 September broke this period of operations. Following her third call at Espiritu Santo from 23 October-5 November,
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Departing the west coast on 29 January 1944, the storeship arrived at Pearl Harbor on 8 February. Assigned thence to
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enlivened her passage home before she arrived at San
Francisco on 12 May. Sailing for the west again on 2 July,
603:, where – from 9–12 April – she provisioned island forces, various units of the Pacific Fleet, and small craft.
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contract – was acquired by the navy from the
Shipping Board on 4 November 1921 for use as a store ship. Renamed
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139:General characteristics
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159:5,997
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21:USS Arctic
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372:Hawaiian
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95:Acquired
87:Launched
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