Official No:                            214173

Builder:                        Union Iron Works Co., San Francisco

Launched:                    29 April 1916

Signal Letters:                    WSCF

Into Service:                WW2

Out of service:             WW2

Fate:                           3 March 1948 broken up

Items of historic interest involving this ship: –

Background Data:  

One of an additional group of American ships used as an escort oiler during WW2 

Career Data:

29 April 1916 launched by Union Iron Works Co., San Franscisco as Yard Nr: 125 named Acme for Standard Transportation Co Inc., New York

June 1916 completed

1931 owners became Standard-Vacuum Transportation Co Inc, New York – name unchanged

1935 owners became Socony-Vacuum Oil Co Inc., New York – name unchanged

2 December 1941 sailed New York independently to Corpus Christi arriving 10 December 1941

12 December 1941 sailed Corpus Christi independently to Beaumont arriving 31 December 1941

2 January 1942 sailed Beaumont independently to New York arriving 9 January 1942

11 January 1942 sailed New York independently to Corpus Christi arriving 19 January 1942

20 January 1942 sailed Corpus Christi independently to New York arriving 29 January 1942

31 January 1942 sailed New York independently to Beaumont arriving 8 February 1942

9 February 1942 sailed Beaumont independently to New York arriving 19 February 1942

21 February 1942 sailed New York independently to Corpus Christi arriving 2 March 1942

3 March 1942 sailed Corpus Christi independently to New York arriving 13 March 1942

1942 owners became US WSA – name unchanged

15 March 1942 sailed New York independently until …

17 March 1942 torpedoed and damaged by German submarine U-124 about 1 mile W of Diamond Shoals Light Buoy, North Carolina in position 35.05°N 75.20°W while on passage in ballast from New York to Corpus Christi with the loss of 11 lives. She was abandoned and 20 survivors were rescued by USCG Dione and were landed at Norfolk, VA. The ship was later towed to Lynnhaven Roads, VA then to Newport News for repairs

WW2 served as an escort oiler – name unchanged

22 February 1943 sailed Liverppol in escorted convoy ON169 to New York arriving 21 March 1943. Acting as an escort oiler with this convoy with one other tanker

19 April 1943 sailed Guantanamo Bay in unescorted convoy GAT57 to Aruba arriving 25 April 1943

19 May 1943 sailed Guantanamo Bay in unescorted convoy GAT63  to Curaçao arriving 16 May 1943

18 June 1943 sailed Guantanamo Bay in unescorted convoy GAT69  to Curaçao arriving 24 June 1943

10 July 1943 sailed Boston in unescorted convoy BX62 to Halifax arriving 12 July 1943

24 August 1943 sailed Boston in unescorted convoy BX70 to Halifax arriving 26 August 1943

3 November 1943 requisitioned by the USN and renamed Abarenda (IX131) and was converted into a floating storage tanker

9 January 1944 sailed Aruba independently to Cristobal 12 January 1944

13 January 1944 sailed Balboa independently to Noumea arriving 18 February 1944

26 February 1944 purchased by the USN

18 April 1944 commissioned in the USN and served at Manus, Admiralty Islands until 20 February 1945

15 May 1944 at Noumea, New Caledonia USS Taylor (DD468) berthed alongside to refuel

26 August 1944 at Seeadler Harbour, Admiralty Islands USS Witter (DE636) berthed alongside to refuel. 

24 September 1944 at Seeadler Harbour, Admiralty Islands USS Ormsby (APA49) berthed alongside to refuel. Received 150,438 gallons of FFO 

1 October 1944 at Seeadler Harbour, Admiralty Islands USS Rathburne (APD25) berthed alongside to refuel

18 November 1944 at Seeadler Harbour, Admiralty Islands USS Honolulu (CL48) berthed alongside to refuel. Received 202,329 gallons of FFO 

21 November 1944 USS Aries (AK51) alongside to be refuelled

28 February 1945 at Ulithi with USS Sepuga (AO20) alongside to pumpover her cargo – 7854 bbls transfered

13 March 1945 was stationed at Leyte until VJ Day

23 March 1945 at San Pedro Bay with USS Eldorado (AGC11) alongside being refuelled

23 May 1945 at Leyte USS Fremont (APA44) alongside to be refuelled – received 4,700 bbs of FFO

14 June 1945 at Leyte with USS Topeka (CL67) alongside being refuelled

25 June 1945 at Leyte with USS Topeka (CL67) alongside being refuelled

26 February 1946 was decommissioned from the USN and was returned to the WSA Reserve Fleet at Subic Bay – renamed Acme

3 March 1948 arrived Shanghai for demolition by Asian Development Corp