ACME


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Acme in port, view of port side. Circa 1917. Naval Historical Center photograph. #NH 104070.
Year Built
1916
Official Number
214173
Shipyard
Union Iron Works
General Type
Tanker
Specific Type
LNG Liquefied Natural Gas
MARAD Type
Private
Ship Length
435.00 feet
Beam
56.00 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
4304.00 tons
Gross Tons
6878.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
--
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
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Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
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Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
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Fate
Sold - Scrap

Historical Narrative



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Vessel Name History

1916 - 1944: Acme
1944 - 1948: Abarenda (IX-131)

Photo Captions

1.) Acme in port, view of port side. Circa 1917. Naval Historical Center photograph. #NH 104070.

2.) Acme underway, view of starboard side. December 9, 1941. U.S. Coast Guard photograph.

3.) Acme underway, view of port side. December 20, 1941. U.S. Coast Guard photograph.

4.) Acme underway, view of starboard side. December 22, 1941. U.S. Coast Guard photograph.

5.) Acme underway, view of starboard side. February 19, 1942. U.S. Coast Guard photograph.

6.) Acme underway, view of starboard side. February 22, 1942. U.S. Coast Guard photograph.

7.) Acme underway, view of starboard side. March 13, 1942. U.S. Coast Guard photograph.

8.) Acme, partially submerged at stern after torpedo attack by German U-boat, view off port bow. March 1942. U.S. Navy photograph.

9.) Acme, partially submerged at stern after torpedo attack by German U-boat. March 1942. U.S. Navy photograph.

10.) Acme, partially submerged at stern after torpedo attack by German U-boat, view of the stern. March 1942. U.S. Navy photograph.

11.) Crew of Acme surveys the damage after torpedo attack by German U-boat. March 1942. U.S. Navy photograph.

12.) Acme, partially submerged at stern after torpedo attack by German U-boat, aerial view of starboard side. March 20, 1942. U.S. Navy photograph.

13.) Acme under tow after torpedo attack by German U-boat. March 1942. U.S. Navy photograph.

14.) Acme, partially submerged at stern after torpedo attack by German U-boat, aerial view of port side. March 1942. U.S. Navy photograph.

15.) Acme underway, view of port side. September 20, 1942. U.S. Coast Guard photograph.

16.) Acme underway, view of port side. December 14, 1942. U.S. Coast Guard photograph.

17.) Acme at anchor, view of port side. March 20, 1943. U.S. Coast Guard photograph.

18.) Acme underway, view of port side. March 25, 1943. U.S. Coast Guard photograph.

19.) Acme underway, view of starboard side. June 6, 1943. U.S. Coast Guard photograph.

20.) Acme underway, view of port side. July 5, 1943. U.S. Coast Guard photograph.

21.) Acme underway, view of port side. July 21, 1943. U.S. Coast Guard photograph.

22.) Acme at anchor, view of port side. August 19, 1943. U.S. Coast Guard photograph.

23.) Acme underway, view of port side. September 4, 1943. U.S. Coast Guard photograph.

24.) Acme at anchor, view of starboard side. September 28, 1943. U.S. Coast Guard photograph.

25.) Acme underway, view of port side. December 28, 1943. U.S. Coast Guard photograph.

26.) Acme underway, view of port side. Date unknown. U.S. Coast Guard photograph.


Vessel Name History

ABARENDA (IX-131)

ACME

Mission

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Milestones


Event Date Content
Entry
4/20/1942 Delivered to WSA by Socony Vacuum Oil Company under TCA agreement
Transfer
2/26/1944 Transferred to U.S. Navy
Vessel Name Change
2/26/1944 Vessel ACME name changed to ABARENDA (IX-131)
Disposition
1/29/1948 Sold to Asian Development Cor. for scrapping of the hulls as one of the 15 vessels sold under PD-X-402 for the lump sum of $271,000 (Foreign Flag)

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