USS Delphinus (AF-24)

USS Delphinus (AF-24) was built in 1915 as SS San Mateo by Workman Clark and Co., Ltd., Belfast, Ireland; acquired by the U.S. Navy 11 August 1942; and commissioned the same day as San Mateo, Lieutenant O. M. Mikkelsen, USNR, in command. She was assigned the name Delphinus on 22 August 1942.

World War II Pacific operations

Departing San Francisco, California, 12 September 1942, USS Delphinus arrived at Auckland, New Zealand, 4 October. She operated from this base until the end of 1945, carrying chilled and frozen provisions to forward bases in the South Pacific and to the Society, Fiji, and Samoan Islands.

After calling at Manila in January 1946, USS Delphinus sailed for the west coast, arriving at San Francisco, California, 23 February. For a brief period she carried cargo along the west coast and to Pearl Harbor, then sailed to New Orleans, Louisiana.

End-of-War Decommissioning

In New Orleans, Louisiana, she was decommissioned 8 May 1946 and delivered to the War Shipping Administration the same day.

References

*DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/d3/delphinus.htm