Now as the AG-24 auxiliary ship assigned to submarines, in 1939, it took part in the recovery efforts of the submarine USS Squalus.
During World War II, the Semmes served as a convoy escort, provided training services for the Key West Sound School and anti submarine work in the Atlantic.
After the collision with the Senateur Duhamel, the Semmes put into Morehead City, North carolina, for temporary repairs. Permanent repairs were completed January 3, 1943 at Norfolk and she resumed her duties.
The Semmes can be seen briefly in the 1943 movie "Crash Dive."
The Semmes was decommissioned in Philadelphia in 1946 and sold for scrapping.
--GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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