Territory Stories
USS Otus (AS-20)
Details:
Title
USS Otus (AS-20),
Collection
WWII Military Units,
HistoryNT,
Second World War, 1939-1945,
Date
0000-00-00,
Location
Darwin Harbour,
Nation of service
United States of America,
Service
Navy,
Service branch
Tanker,
Unit
USS Otus (AS-20),
Parent unit
Asiatic Fleet,
Date arrived in NT
1941-12-28,
Date left the NT
1942-01,
Honours and awards
World War II service, 1 Battle stars,
History
The lone ship in her class she was named after Otus, the mythological son of Iphimedia (wife of Aloeus) and Poseidon. She arrived at Port Darwin on 28 December and remained there throughout January 1942. Otus headed to Java and Trincomalee, Ceylon during February and the first part of March.,
Notes
Metadata: Attribution International 4.0 (CC-BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 ,
Language
English,
Subject
Second Word War, 1939-1945,
United States Navy,
Internal Combustion engine,
Repair ship,
USS Otus,
Asiatic Fleet,
Navy,
USS Otus (AS-20),
File type
image/jpeg,
Use
No known copyright,
Copyright owner
Australian War Memorial,
License
https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/pubic-domain/pdm ,
Related links
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C241186 [Australian War Memorial : Photograph 302692] ,
https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/o/otus.html [Dictionary of American Naval Ships] ,
http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/ships/ships-ar.html [AR-Repair Ships],
http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/36/3620.htm [USS Otus (AS-20)(ARG-20)],
http://www.navy.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/ORMISTON_TO_PELAW_MAIN.pdf [Otus USS p.35],
http://trove.nla.gov.au/list?id=35206 [Otus USS (AS-20)(ARG-20)],
Parent handle
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/842579 ,
Citation address
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/842579
Related items
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/842879 ,
Territory Stories
USS Otus (AS-20)
Details:
Title
USS Otus (AS-20),
Collection
WWII Military Units,
HistoryNT,
Second World War, 1939-1945,
Date
0000-00-00,
Location
Darwin Harbour,
Nation of service
United States of America,
Service
Navy,
Service branch
Tanker,
Unit
USS Otus (AS-20),
Parent unit
Asiatic Fleet,
Date arrived in NT
1941-12-28,
Date left the NT
1942-01,
Honours and awards
World War II service, 1 Battle stars,
History
The lone ship in her class she was named after Otus, the mythological son of Iphimedia (wife of Aloeus) and Poseidon. She arrived at Port Darwin on 28 December and remained there throughout January 1942. Otus headed to Java and Trincomalee, Ceylon during February and the first part of March.,
Notes
Metadata: Attribution International 4.0 (CC-BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 ,
Language
English,
Subject
Second Word War, 1939-1945,
United States Navy,
Internal Combustion engine,
Repair ship,
USS Otus,
Asiatic Fleet,
Navy,
USS Otus (AS-20),
File type
image/jpeg,
Use
No known copyright,
Copyright owner
Australian War Memorial,
License
https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/pubic-domain/pdm ,
Related links
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C241186 [Australian War Memorial : Photograph 302692] ,
https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/o/otus.html [Dictionary of American Naval Ships] ,
http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/ships/ships-ar.html [AR-Repair Ships],
http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/36/3620.htm [USS Otus (AS-20)(ARG-20)],
http://www.navy.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/ORMISTON_TO_PELAW_MAIN.pdf [Otus USS p.35],
http://trove.nla.gov.au/list?id=35206 [Otus USS (AS-20)(ARG-20)],
Parent handle
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/842579 ,
Citation address
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/842579
Related items
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/842879 ,