 USS Hamul (AD-20)

USS "Hamul" (AD-20) was the lead ship of a class of two destroyer tenders; she was most likely named after "Hamal", the brightest star in the constellation Aries.Laid down on 6 March 1940 as SS "Sea Panther, a Maritime Commission type (C3 Cargo) hull under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 40) by the Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Company of Kearney, New Jersey.