High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Otus (ARG-20) was an internal combustion engine repair ship that saw service in the United States Navy during World War II. The lone ship in her class, she was named for Otus, a mythological son of Iphimedia (wife of Aloeus) and Poseidon. The ship was laid down under Maritime Commission Contract 3 June 1940 by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company of Kearny, New Jersey and launched as SS Fred Morris on 2 November 1940, sponsored by Mrs. Fred Allain Morris. The launch can be seen in stock footage used in the opening scenes of the 1964 film The Incredible Mr. Limpet. The SS Fred Morris was acquired by the Navy on 1 March 1941 and commissioned as the USS Otus (AS–20) on 19 March 1941 with Commander Joel Newsom in command.

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