Since Argus was now classified as a naval auxiliary, her four-inch guns were removed.

Commercial ships and naval auxiliaries were, and continue to be constructed there.

On 21 September, the submarine fired three stern torpedoes at a naval auxiliary.

There were, however, a number of female naval auxiliaries amongst the passengers.

She sank a number of small merchant ships and naval auxiliaries, but major success eluded her during the war.

As a result of the necessity, three ships, identified only as "naval auxiliaries" underwent construction.

The Seafoam was a naval auxiliary, an oared cargo-carrier about seventy feet long, with sharp bows and a full stern.

In 1940, Admiral William Halsey recommended construction of naval auxiliaries for pilot training.

During this time the ships were commissioned naval auxiliaries with the hull classification AOR.

A letter of marque and reprisal in effect converted a private merchant vessel into a naval auxiliary.