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USS Whippet (IX-129)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Juliet - Mike - Mike
NJMM

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (2) - World War II Victory Medal - Philippines Liberation Medal

Armadillo Class Mobile Station Tanker:

Laid down, 31 October 1943, as SS Eugene W. Hilgard a Maritime Commission type (Z-ET1-S-C3) hull under Maritime Commission contract (MCE hull 1933) at Delta Shipbuilding Corp., New Orleans, LA.

Launched, 15 December 1943

Delivered to the US Navy, at New Orleans, LA., 13 January 1944

Commissioned USS Whippet (IX-129), 14 January 1944, LCDR. R. Parmenter in command

During World War II USS Whippet was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaigns:

Campaign and Dates	Campaign and Dates
Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns
Western Caroline Islands operation Capture and occupation of the southern Palau Islands, 6 September to 14 October 1944	Okinawa Gunto operation Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 2 April to 30 June 1945

Decommissioned 1 July 1946

Returned to the War Shipping Administration for lay up with the National Defense Reserve Fleet at Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA.

Struck from the Naval Register, 19 July 1946

USS Whippet earned two battle stars for World War II service

Merchant Service

Sold, 27 April 1951, to Hilgard Tanker Corp., name retained

Resold in July 1954 to a Liberian Shipping Co.

Resold in 1955 to Theodpilos J. Vatis, Greece

Converted to a dry cargo ship at Savannah, GA. in 1955, renamed SS Loida Liberian flag retained

Vessel lengthened at Kobe, Japan in 1965

Sold in 1971, renamed SS Nervion

Final Disposition, scrapped in 1971 at Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Specifications:
Displacement 3,665 t.(lt) 15,425 t.(fl)
Length 441' 6"
Beam 57'
Draft 28' 4"
Speed 11 kts.
Complement 109

Armament

one single 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount

one single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount

eight single 20mm AA gun mounts

Propulsion

two 220 PSI boilers

one three cylinder triple-expansion reciprocating engine

single 4 blade, 18' 6" propeller, Shaft Horsepower, 2,500

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By
United States Maritime Commission
094611702	140k	United States Maritime Commission Tanker Design Z-ET-1-S-C3. US National Archives photo thanks to Auke Visser's Famous T-Tanker Pages
USS Whippet (IX-129)
094612903	403k	*Namesake* Whippet - is a dog breed of medium size. They are a sighthound breed that originated in England, where they descended from Greyhounds. Whippets today still strongly resemble a smaller Greyhound.	Tommy Trampp
Merchant Service
	275k	Ex-*USNS Whippet* (IX-129)** in Greek owned, Liberian flagged merchant service as SS Loida loading/unloading lumber to/from a barge, date and location unknown.	Gerhard Mueller-Debus
094612904	43k	Astra Carriers Corp., Monrovia, LI, dry cargo ship SS Nervion [Ex-*USS Whippet* (IX-129)*], underway, date and location unknown. Aaukevisser T- Tankers*	Robert Hurst
	190k	Ex-*USNS Whippet* (IX-129)** sold and renamed SS Nervion in 1971, possible at a shipbreakers yard at Kaohsiung, Taiwan	Gerhard Mueller-Debus

USS Whippet (IX-129)
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

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

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