USS Anthedon

USS Anthedon (AS-24,) moored pierside at the US Submarine Base, Fremantle, Australia, while refitting Pacific Fleet submarines, 26 January 1945.
History
United States
NameAnthedon
NamesakeAnthedon
Orderedas type (C3-S-A2) hull, MC hull 858
BuilderIngalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi
Laid down6 May 1943
Launched15 October 1943
Commissioned17 December 1943 (reduced commission)
Decommissioned30 December 1943
Commissioned15 September 1944 (full commission)
Decommissioned21 September 1946
Strickenc.1968–1969
Identification
FateSold to Turkey, 7 February 1969
Turkey
NameDonatan
Acquired7 February 1969
IdentificationA-583
FateScrapped, date unknown
General characteristics
Class and typeAegir-class submarine tender
Displacement16,500 long tons (16,800 t) (full)
Length492 ft 6 in (150.11 m)
Beam69 ft 6 in (21.18 m)
Draft27 ft (8.2 m)
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed18.4 kn (34.1 km/h; 21.2 mph)
Complement82 Officers 1,378 Enlisted
Armament

USS Anthedon (AS-24) was an Aegir-class submarine tender of the United States Navy during World War II.