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USS ''ARD-17'' was an built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. Like most of the ships of her class, she was not named but known only by her designation. ==History== ''ARD-17'' was built at Pacific Bridge Company in Alameda, California and delivered to the Navy in early 1944.〔 In July and August 1944, ''ARD-17'' served a support role in the liberation of Guam. In late September 1944, towed ''ARD-17'' from Guam to Palau. On 30 November 1944 ''ARD-17'' was damaged by a near miss from a Japanese bomber while anchored at Kossol Roads, Palau. In February 1945, ''ARD-17'' and sister ship were at Leyte Gulf servicing ships returning from Iwo Jima and preparing for Okinawa. After the war, she eventually was returned to the United States, and for a time was laid up as part of the Atlantic Reserve Fleet at Naval Shipyard at Boston, Massachusetts.〔 On 1 December 1977, ''ARD-17'' was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register,〔 and sold the same day to Ecuador under the Security Assistance Program.〔 Renamed ''Amazonas'' (DF-81), her current fate is unknown.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USS ARD-17」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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