US Navy Auxiliary Ships: Antona (IX-133) Class

S.S. Salina, a typical EFC Design 1041 tanker, on builder's trials on 21 June 1920
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Class:        ANTONA (IX-133)
Design        Tanker, 1917 (EFC Design 1041)
Displacement (tons):        4,876 light, 15,381 full load
Dimensions (feet):        438.4' oa, 425.0' wl x 57.0' x 27.5' full load
Original Armament:        1-4"/50 1-3"/50 8-20mm (all)
Later armaments:        --
Complement        70 (1944)
Speed (kts.):        10.5
Propulsion (HP):        3,200
Machinery:        1 screw, vertical triple expansion

Construction:

IX	Name	Acq.	Builder	Keel	Launch	Commiss.
133	ANTONA	4 May 44	Moore SB Oakland	--	1921	4 May 44
135	ARETHUSA	23 Mar 44	Moore SB Oakland	--	9 Jan 21	23 Mar 44
186	DAWN	25 Dec 44	Moore SB Oakland	--	1920	26 Dec 44

Disposition:

IX	Name	Decomm.	Strike	Disposal	Fate	MA Sale
133	ANTONA	3 May 46	21 May 46	3 May 46	MC/D	30 Oct 47
135	ARETHUSA	16 May 46	5 Jun 46	16 May 46	MC/D	30 Oct 47
186	DAWN	12 Apr 46	1 May 46	12 Apr 46	MC/D	2 Dec 46

Class Notes:
FY 1943 (IX-133, 135), 1944 (IX-186). This yard built its first full-sized tanker, the 438-foot FREDERICK R. KELLOGG, in 1917 and then received orders from the EFC for 12 more 438 foot tankers to the same or a similar design which the EFC designated its Design 1041. The yard completed the EFC ships in 1919-21 and then built five more 438-foot tankers including the three listed here between May 1920 and October 1921.

-- IX-133, 135: On 12 Oct 43 the Auxiliary Vessels Board recommended that 15 old tankers be acquired for use as floating storage at advanced bases. See the IX-132 class for full details on this directive, which covered IX 131-145.

-- IX-186: On 12 Aug 44 the Auxiliary Vessels Board recommended that 4 operating tankers suitable for shuttle service be acquired from WSA. See the IX-131 class for full details on this directive, which covered IX 184-187.

Ship Notes:

IX	Name	Notes
133	ANTONA	Ex merc. BIRKENHEAD (completed 26 Oct 21). Acquired at Majuro. Merc. BIRKENHEAD (MC) 1946. To buyer 10 Dec 47, scrapped by 11 Mar 48.
135	ARETHUSA	Ex merc. GARGOYLE (ID-4689, delivered 14 Feb 21). Acquired at Majuro. Merc. GARGOYLE (MC) 1946. To buyer 8 Dec 47, scrapped by 2 Feb 48.
186	DAWN	Ex merc. VACUUM (ID-4501, delivered 30 May 20). Acquired at Brisbane, Australia. Merc. VACUUM (MC) 1946. To buyer 17 Dec 46, scrapped by 24 Jan 48.