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IX-57 Araner

WWII International Radio Call Sign:
Nan - Dog - Nan - Baker NDNB

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

Built in 1926 as Faith, a wooden-hulled auxiliary ketch, by Arthur D. Story Shipyards, Essex, MA.

Renamed Araner in June 1934

Acquired by the US Navy, 27 January 1942

Place in service as Araner (IX-57), 26 February 1942

Placed out of service and laid up at Naval Frontier Base, San Diego, CA., 1 May 1944

Returned to her owner, 12 July 1944

Struck from the Naval Register, 14 October 1944

Registered in 1961 by John Ford Productions, Honolulu, HI., as Araner

Registered in 1971 by San Marino Travel Service, Honolulu, HI. as passenger vessel Faith

Registered in 1980 by Guam Rent A Car, Honolulu, HI. as passenger vessel Windjammer

Registered in 1988 by Worldwide Industries, Saipan, TT as passenger vessel Araner homeport, Honolulu, HI.

Out of documentation by 1998.

Final Disposition, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 147 t.
Length 106' 5"
Beam 25' 2"
Speed 8 kts.

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	17k	Araner (IX-57) under way, date and location unknown.		Bettie V Black for her father George V Black Jr., Araner

Araner (IX-57)
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

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