Minor planet No. 490, discovered on 3 September 1902 by
astronomer Max Wolf of Heidelberg, Germany. The planet is named
for a mythological goddess, the daughter of Time and Saturn.
(AKA-50: dp. 7,080; 1. 426'0"; b. 58'0"; dr. 16'0"; s. 16.9 k.;
cpl. 303; a. 1 5", 8 40mm.; cl. Sidonia; T. S4-SE2-BE1) Veritas
(AKA-50) was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract (MC
hull 1911) on 26 April 1945 at Providence, R.I., by the Walsh-
Kaiser Co., Inc.; launched on 16 June 1945; sponsored by Mrs.
Fred B. Smith; and commissioned on 19 July 1945, Lt. Comdr. A.
S. Brooks, USNR, in command. Into the fall of 1945, Veritas
operated along the Atlantic coast, making cargo runs which took
her as far north as Boston and ranged south to Hampton Roads,
Va. After loading cargo at Norfolk from 22 to 26 October,
Veritas got underway on the 26th for Bermuda and the only duty
which took her away from the eastern seaboard of the United
States. The cargo vessel returned to Norfolk and transported
cargo to Baltimore in December and m