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/10070/842879