USS Araner (IX-226)

History
United States
Name	Juan de Fuca Araner
Namesake	Juan de Fuca One who hails from the Aran Islands
Builder	Oregon Shipbuilding
Laid down	15 November 1942
Launched	27 December 1942
Acquired	23 September 1945
In service	23 September 1945
Out of service	22 August 1946
Stricken	29 October 1948
Fate	Sold for scrap 29 January 1948
General characteristics
Displacement	14,269 tons
Length	422 ft 8 in (128.83 m)
Beam	57 ft (17 m)
Draft	27 ft 8 in (8.43 m)
Complement	110

The USS Araner (IX-226) was laid down as the

While during service in the Atlantic and Mediterranean she came under fire at least once, on 4 October 1943, and was credited with downing two attacking aircraft and assisting in driving off the remaining planes.[3] During the Battle of Mindoro she was torpedoed and damaged by a Japanese aircraft, without casualties, in the South China Sea 20 miles off Mindoro, Philippines. She was beached on Ambulong Island. She was refloated and towed to Subic Bay.^[2] On 30 December 1944 the ship was declared a total constructive loss.^[1] Later repaired the ship entered United States Navy service under bareboat charter from WSA as USS Araner (IX-226) on 23 September 1945 and placed in service that same day.^[1][2]

Araner appears to have contributed very little service to the United States Navy. She was inspected by an inspection and survey board at

References

Sources

•  This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

• "Official Chronology of the US Navy in WWII". Ibiblio. Retrieved 31 December 2014.