USS Rapidan (AO 18)
American Fleet oiler
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| Name | USS Rapidan (AO 18) | ||
| Type: | Fleet oiler (Patoka) | ||
| Tonnage | 8,246 tons | ||
| Completed | 1919 - Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co, Newport News VA | ||
| Owner | United States Navy | ||
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| Date of attack | 11 Sep 1943 | Nationality:  American | |
| Fate | Damaged by U-107 (Volker Simmermacher) | ||
| Position | 32° 39'N, 79° 43'W - Grid DB 3645 | ||
| Complement | ? men (? dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | NG-385 | ||
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| History | 1922 the fleet oiler was decommissioned and 1940 recommissioned. | ||
| Notes on event | At 15.59 hours on 11 Sep 1943 the USS Rapidan (AO 18) in convoy NG-385 was damaged by a mine laid on 27 August by U-107 off Charleston. The mine detonated about 100 yards off the starboard quarter and the ship went to Charleston to be repaired. She returned to service on 25 September. | ||
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