Congaree (IX-84)
1942-1947
A river in the state of South Carolina.
(IX-84:displacement unkown; length 70'4"; beam 15'2"; draft 10'; speed 7.5 knots; complement 11)
Congaree (IX-84), formerly Wakiva, an auxiliary yawl, was built in 1938 by Jacobson & Peterson of Brooklyn, NY. She was acquired by the Navy in 1942 and placed in service at the Port Everglades, Florida, Section Base on 17 October 1942, Lt. Cmdr. Arnold W. Chapin, D-V(S), USNR, as officer in charge. Congaree carried for inshore patrol duty in the waters of the Seventh Naval District until placed out of service on 15 March 1943.
In May 1946, Congaree was transferred to Annapolis, Md,. for duty at the U.S. Naval Academy. She was turned over to the Maritime Commission in April 1947 and stricken from the Naval Register on 10 June 1947.
Updated, Anna Gibson Holloway
7 July 2023
