USS Denebola ( AD - 12 ) USS " Denebola " ( AD - 12 ) was an named for " Denebola " , the second brightest star in the constellation Leo . Originally built in 1919 as SS " Edgewood " by Skinner and Eddy of Seattle , Washington , then transferred from the Shipping Board on 4 November 1921 and converted for naval use at Philadelphia Navy Yard . She was commissioned as USS " Denebola " ( AD - 12 ) on 28 November 1921 with Commander J . F . Daniels in command . Service history . Destroyer tender , 1922 – 1924 . " Denebola " served on the Atlantic Coast until 21 November 1922 when she cleared Philadelphia for the Mediterranean and duty as tender and repair ship to the U . S . Naval Detachment in Turkish waters . She got underway from Constantinople 18 November 1923 and called at Bizerte and Tunis , Tunisia ; Gibraltar ; and the Azores on her way to New York , where she arrived 23 December . " Denebola " joined in winter maneuvers in the Caribbean in 1924 . She was placed out of commission in reserve at Philadelphia on 9 August . In reserve , 1924 – 1940 . Except for the period 1931 to 1934 when she served as barracks ship at Norfolk for the crews of battleships undergoing modernization , " Denebola " remained out of commission , at Philadelphia until she was towed to Baltimore , Maryland in 1940 . She was commissioned in ordinary there 18 January 1940 for overhaul and refit . Reactivated , 1940 . Again in full commission , on 6 April 1940 " Denebola " sailed to Norfolk for shakedown exercises in Chesapeake Bay , then returned to Baltimore to have flag quarters installed . On 14 August she arrived at Norfolk Navy Yard and reported to Commander , Destroyers , Atlantic Squadron , U . S . Fleet , to overhaul destroyer s and serve as flagship . On 1 September she sailed for Halifax , Nova Scotia , arriving five days later , to prepare and transfer to the British government destroyers involved in the land bases - destroyers exchange . She was visited by the Earl of Athlone , Governor General of Canada , on 8 September . Returning to Norfolk 3 November , she made two similar trips to Halifax in the next month and a half . World War II . During early 1941 " Denebola " served at Norfolk , tending destroyers and conducting schools in repair work , cruising to Guantanamo Bay , Cuba , once and to Bermuda twice . She arrived in Casco Bay , Maine on 12 September to serve as tender to destroyers and other ships there until 5 July 1944 . " Denebola " sailed from Norfolk on 24 July 1944 for duty in the Mediterranean , furnishing tender services at Cagliari , Sardinia , during the invasion of southern France . She continued this duty at Ajaccio , Corsica , and St . Tropez , France , until 23 September when she put in to Naples for tender duty until 27 October . She returned to Casco Bay , Maine 1 December . Arriving at Boston 30 April 1945 for repairs , " Denebola " got underway 13 May for the Pacific , arriving at Eniwetok 30 June . She provided upkeep and repair services to destroyers and other ships until 6 November when she sailed for San Diego , arriving 26 November . She aided in preparing ships for decommissioning until 14 February 1946 when she got underway for San Francisco . " Denebola " was decommissioned there 10 April 1946 and transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal 1 July 1946 . " Denebola " received one battle star for World War II service .