- USS Vileehi (IX-62)
The USS "Vileehi" a wooden-hulled
ketch with an auxiliary engine was designed by Edson B. Schock and built in 1930 atSan Diego, California by theSan Diego Marine Construction Company . The vessel was acquired by the Navy from Hiram T. Horton ofSan Diego on 23 December 1941.Assigned to the
11th Naval District on 17 February 1942, "Vileehi" was given the designation IX-62 and placed in service on 26 February. She operated locally out of San Diego for the remainder ofWorld War II and was placed out of service on 20 September 1945. Returned to her owner on 27 September, "Vileehi" was struck from theNaval Vessel Register on 24 October 1945.ource
*DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/v3/vileehi.htm
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