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USS Aeolus (ARC 3)

USS AEOLUS was built and commissioned as an attack cargo ship. Originally named TURANDOT (AKA 47), she served for less than a year between 1945 and 1946 mostly doing "magic carpet" voyages in the Pacific. Decommissioned and laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, the ship was reaquired by the Navy on November 4, 1954, and was converted to a Cable Repair Ship by Key Highway Plant of the Bethlehem Steel Company at Baltimore. Renamed AEOLUS, she was recommissioned on March 14, 1955. In the early 1960s, the AEOLUS underwent another conversion during with her masts and superstructures were modified. On October 1, 1973, the AEOLUS was transfered to the Military Sealift Command (MSC). She served in the Navy for a few more years until she was decommissioned for the last time. Stricken from the Navy list on March 28, 1985, the AEOLUS was transfered to the state of North Carolina on December 24, 1987, and was sunk as an artificial reef in August 1988. The AEOLUS is located approx. 22 miles from the Beaufort inlet in 110 feet of water and can be explored by divers.

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This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS AEOLUS. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.

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