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USS Antaeus (AG-67)
USS ''Antaeus'' (AS-21/AG-67) – later renamed USS ''Rescue'' (AH-18) – was a commercial passenger liner acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II and named USS ''Antaeus''. She was initially intended to be employed as a submarine tender; however she was modified and used as a transport for troops from 1942 to 1944. In 1945 she was commissioned as a hospital ship, renamed USS ''Rescue'', and played an important part in 1945 supporting Pacific Ocean attack and then liberation operations.
== Civilian service ==
SS ''St. John'' was built in 1932 by the Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company, Newport News, Virginia and was operated as a passenger liner by the Eastern Steamship Lines. ''St. John'', along with her sister ship the SS ''Acadia'', entered coastal service for New York-Yarmouth-Halifax or Saint John.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.timetableimages.com/maritime/images/esl.htm )〕 From 1938-1940 the vessel also ran in New York-Bermuda or Nassau service.〔 In 1939, the vessel was chartered to the United States Lines for one voyage to carry American construction workers to air base projects in Bermuda.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url= http://www.seafarers.org/aboutthesiu/history.asp )〕 Acquired by the Navy on 24 April 1941 the ship was renamed ''Antaeus'' (AS-21) and commissioned on 17 May 1941, Comdr. R. S. Morse in command.
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