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Pennsylvania
Year of Birth 1927
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Laulor, Richard (Rich), CAPT USN(Ret).
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Home Town Phoenixville
Last Address 3100 Tradition Circle, Apt. #2108 Mt. Pleasant, SC 29466
Date of Passing Aug 30, 2017
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
Wall/Plot Coordinates Interment scheduled for 9/13/2018
1954, United States Naval Academy Alumni Association & Foundation
- Assoc. Page
1976, United States Submarine Veterans, Inc. (USSVI), Lifetime Member (Vice President)
- Chap. Page
1976, Fleet Reserve Association (FRA), Branch 181 (Member) (Arlington, Virginia)
- Chap. Page
1977, Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)
- Assoc. Page
1977, Association of the United States Navy (AUSN)
1978, Navy League of the United States, Altoona Council (Altoona, Pennsylvania)
- Chap. Page
1980, Reserve Organization of America
2007, United States Navy Memorial
- Assoc. Page
2010, Navy Together We Served
2017, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
From Month/Year - / 1945
To Month/Year - / 1946
Unit USS Arayat (IX-134) Unit Page
Rank Seaman Second Class
NEC S2c-0000-Seaman 2nd Class
Base, Station or City Not SpecifiedState/Country Not Specified
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Mobile Floating Storage Tanker :
Laid down as the tanker SS War Patriot in 1918 at Fairfield Co., Ltd, Glasgow, Scotland
Delivered in 1919 to Tanker.Shipping Controller, Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co.
Ango-Saxon Petroleum Co. renamed SS War Patriot
Renamed SS Adna in 1921
Sold in 1927 to Hansen-Tangens Raderi, Christiansand, Norway, reflagged Norwegian
Resold in 1937 to Polena Soc.di Nav, Genoa, renamed SS Dentice , reflagged Italian
Seized by the government of Venezuela in 1940. renamed SS Faireno , reflagged Venezuelan
Acquired by the War Shipping Administration, Panama in 1943, managed by Cities Service Oil Co;
Acquired by the US Navy 13 April 1944
Commissioned, USS Arayat (IX-134) , 18 April 1944, at Brisbane, Australia, LT. M. Himelfarb in command
During World War II USS Arayat (IX-134) was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater
Decommissioned, 15 February 1946, at Mobile, AL.
Delivered to the War Shipping Administration the same day for disposal
Returned to Italian Government per Executive Order 9935 signed by President Truman, 16 March 1948
Struck from the Naval Register, 12 March 1946
Final Disposition, scrapped in Savona, Italy in 1954
Specifications :
Displacement 12,275 t.(fl)
Length 431' 1"
Beam 52'
Draft 25' 8"
Speed 9.7 kts
Complement
Officers 8
Enlisted 100
Cargo Capacity Oil 47,000 Bbls
Armament
one single 5"/38 cal dual purpose gun mount
three twin 40mm AA gun mounts
eight single 20mm AA gun mounts
Fuel Capacity 5,000 Bbls
Propulsion
one vertical triple-expansion steam engine
three single-ended cylindrical Scotch boilers, 170psi, Sat.
two turbo-drive 35Kw 120V D.C. Ship's Service Generators
single propeller, 2,500shp
Type
Surface Vessel
Parent Unit
Surface Vessels
Strength
Not Specified
Created/Owned By
Not Specified
Last Updated: Aug 22, 2023