490 bc in the British Museum (Courtesy of the trustees of the British Museum) Nereus struggling with Heracles, detail from a Greek water jar found at Vulci, c. Nereus frequently appears in vase paintings as a dignified spectator.(Britannica) Obtained directions from Nereus by wrestling with him in his many forms. The Greek hero Heracles, in his quest for the golden apples of the Hesperides, Aphrodite, the goddess of love, was his pupil. The Nereids (water nymphs) were his daughters by the Oceanid Doris, and he lived with them in theДepths of the sea, particularly the Aegean. Of Pontus, a personification of the sea, and Gaea, the Earth goddess. Namesake Nereus - In Greek religion, sea god called by Homer вЂњOld Man of the Sea,вЂќ noted for his wisdom, gift of prophecy, and ability to change his shape.

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Final Disposition, sale for scrapping, 17 July 2012, to ESCO Marine, Brownsville, TX., arrived at Brownsville, 8 September 2012.

Transfer to the Maritime Administration (MARAD), 26 April 1993, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA.

Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, Mare Island Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility.

Decommissioned and struck from the Naval Register, 27 October 1971.Following World War II USS Nereus was assigned to Occupation service in the Far East from 6 January to 7 April 1946.During World War II USS Nereus was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater.Commissioned USS Nereus (AS-17), 27 October 1945, CAPT.Laid down, 12 October 1943, at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA.Top Row - American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign MedalД«ottom Row - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal (2)

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