USS Griffin (AS-13)
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| Namesake: | Rear Admiral Robert Stanislaus Griffin |
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| Launched: | 11 October 1939 |
| Acquired: | 1940 |
| Commissioned: | 31 July 1941 |
| Decommissioned: | 12 October 1945 |
| Struck: | 1 August 1972 |
| Fate: | sold for scrapping, 9 April 1973 |
| Status: | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Converted Type C3 ship |
| Length: | 492 ft (149.96 m) |
| Beam: | 71 ft (21.64 m) |
| Draft: | 25.8333 ft (7.87 m) |
| Propulsion: | diesel engine 8,500shp, single propeller |
| Speed: | 17 knots |
| Complement: | 911 |
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USS Griffin (AS-13), originally Mormacpenn, a United States Maritime Commission Type C3 pre-war cargo ship, was launched by Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock, Chester, Pennsylvania, 11 October 1939. She served briefly with Moore-McConnack, Inc., was acquired by the Navy in 1940, renamed Griffin (AS-13) and converted to a submarine tender at Robbins Dry Dock and Repair Company, Brooklyn, N.Y. Griffin commissioned 31 July 1941, Comdr. S. D. Jupp in command.
Her conversion completed in September 1941, Griffin conducted shakedown off the East Coast and sailed with a sub squadron to Newfoundland 22 November 1941. Recalled to Newport, Rhode Island, after Pearl Harbor, the ship was assigned to the United States Pacific Fleet, and departed 14 February 1942 for Australia.
Griffin arrived Brisbane 15 April 1942 to tend Submarine Squadron 5. Early in the war, the United States developed a major submarine base in Australia; and submarines tended by Griffin struck hard at Japanese shipping while surface forces strengthened themselves for the first Pacific offensives. During this period Griffin also repaired merchant ships at a time of great need. The tender departed Brisbane for the Fiji Islands 11 November 1942 and 1 December 1942 sailed to Bora Bora to escort Submarine Division 53 to the Panama Canal Zone. Arriving Balboa 7 January 1943, Griffin continued north to Oakland, California, arriving 20 January 1943.
After repairs at San Diego, California, Griffin again departed for the Pacific, sailing 27 April 1943. She arrived Pearl Harbor 4 May 1943 to take up her vital support duties, and remained until 3 January 1944. The ship performed refits, battle repairs, and general upkeep on submarines before sailing to Mare Island to arrive 10 January 1944.
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