The USS Clytie (AS-26) was an Aegir-class submarine tender constructed for the United States Navy during World War II. Launched on 26 November 1943 by Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi, the vessel was built under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 861). The ship was sponsored by Mrs. C. H. Leavitt and was transferred to naval control on 26 February 1944. Initially placed in a temporary commission for its voyage to the Bethlehem Steel Corporation in Hoboken, New Jersey, for conversion, the USS Clytie was fully commissioned on 18 January 1945. Designed to support submarine operations, the USS Clytie served primarily in the Pacific theater. In February 1945, she departed from New London, Connecticut, heading toward her operational base in Brisbane, Australia. From April 4 to September 13 of that year, she operated at the Fremantle submarine base in Western Australia, where she provided maintenance, logistical support, and repair services to submarines of the U.S. 7th Fleet, playing a vital role in sustaining submarine operations during the final months of World War II. After her service in the Pacific, USS Clytie returned to New London in October 1945. She remained in the United States, mostly stationed at her home port, except for a brief overhaul at Philadelphia. Following the end of hostilities, the vessel was placed out of commission in reserve on 5 October 1946. Her service, though relatively brief, was significant in supporting submarine warfare efforts in the Pacific during the closing stages of World War II, exemplifying the essential logistical backbone provided by submarine tenders in maintaining naval operational readiness.

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