ACME
Historical Narrative
There is no historical narrative for this vessel at this time.
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
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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