USS Arethusa (AO-7)

USS Arethusa in about 1898
History
Name	1893: Luciline 1898: USS Arethusa 1927: Arethusa
Owner	1893: Petroleum Shipping Co of London 1897: European Petroleum Co 1898: United States Navy
Operator	1893: A Stuart
Port of registry	1893: London 1928: Boston
Builder	Craig, Taylor & Co Ltd, Stockton
Yard number	33
Launched	4 March 1893
Completed	April 1893
Acquired	12 August 1898
Commissioned	(US Navy): 12 August 1898 22 August 1900 29 November 1906 9 January 1918
Decommissioned	(US Navy): 1 February 1899 16 March 1906 15 October 1909 28 June 1922
In service	15 October 1909 (US Navy)
Out of service	9 January 1918 (US Navy)
Identification	UK official number 101986 UK code letters NBJV By 1918: w/t call sign NBU
Fate	Sold on 7 July 1927
General characteristics
Type	1893: oil tanker 1902: water boat 1910: fleet oiler 1927: hulk
Tonnage	3,319 GRT, 2,132 NRT
Length	332.0 ft (101.2 m)
Beam	42.4 ft (12.9 m)
Depth	18.8 ft (5.7 m)
Installed power	300 NHP
Propulsion	triple expansion engine

USS Arethusa (AO-7) was a steamship that was built in England in 1893 as the civilian oil tanker Luciline. The United States Navy bought her in 1898, and later had her converted into a Fleet oiler. She was sold back into civilian ownership in 1927, and by 1928 she was a civilian hulk in Boston.