AEOLUS (T-ARC-3)


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Aeolus (T-ARC-3) on trial in Chesapeake Bay, May 5, 1955.
Year Built
1945
Official Number
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Shipyard
Walsh-Kaiser Company
General Type
Naval Auxiliary
Specific Type
ARC Cable Repairing Ship
MARAD Type
SE4-SE2-BE1
Ship Length
426.00 feet
Beam
58.00 feet
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
--
Gross Tons
--
Cargo Capacity
--
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Sunk as a Reef

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Vessel Name History

1944 - 1954: Turandot (AKA-54)
1955 - 1987: Aeolus (T-ARC-3)

Photo Captions

1.) Aeolus (ARC-3) in the late 1960s. Note specially designed bow, and helicopter landing pad at the stern. Photo courtesy of Navy History and Heritage Command.  # NH 82306.


Vessel Name History

AEOLUS (T-ARC-3)

TURANDOT (AKA-47)

Mission
Mission Name
World War II
Korean War
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Milestones


Event Date Content
Vessel Name Change
3/17/1955 Vessel name changed from TURANDOT (AKA-47) to AEOLUS (ARC-3)
Transfer
5/31/1956 Vessel title transferred to US Navy.
Entry
5/7/1985 Entered James River Reserve Fleet; remained US Navy asset
Withdrawal
1/28/1987 Departed James River Reserve Fleet upon transfer to the state of North Carolina to become an artificial reef

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