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| | Luna |
 | | Luna (AKS‑7) was laid down as Harriet Hosmer under Maritime Commission contract by J. Jones Construction Co., Panama City, Fla., 23 April 1943; launched 30 September 1943; acquired by the Navy 2 November 1943; converted by Tampa Shipbuilding Co., Tampa, Fla.; renamed Luna 13 November 1943; and commissioned February 1944, Lt. Comdr. |
 | | Luna departed Norfolk 19 March 1944, passed through the Panama Canal, and arrived Pearl Harbor 15 April. |
 | | After successfully completing seven issuing voyages and servicing 1,121 different ships, Luna was ordered to Tokyo Bay 25 September 1945 to load for the final voyage home. |
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