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Photo # NH 65040:  S.S. Walter A. Luckenbach on trials on 30 May 1918

Online Library of Selected Images:
-- U.S. NAVY SHIP TYPES --

WORLD WAR I ERA FREIGHTERS --
with One Smokestack and No Single Masts

Thirty-eight of the U.S. Navy's WWI era freighters had one smokestack and no single masts. Most of them had two pairs of kingposts where the normal two masts would have been fitted.

To facilitate identification, these vessels have been placed in nine sub-groups, some containing ships of essentially identical design ("sister ships"), while others consist of quite different designs. The latter are further subdivided as to whether they were built in the United States or abroad.

This page features a table (with links to individual ships) of World War I era U.S. Navy freighters with one smokestack and no single masts, plus a photograph of each ship in this group.


Ships in this group:

THIRTY-EIGHT SHIPS with ONE SMOKESTACK (Funnel) and NO SINGLE MASTS, subdivided as shown below:


Click each ship name to access that ship's complete Online Library entry.

Click the small photographs to prompt a larger view of the same image, and the words "Picture Data" to access the Picture Data Sheet for that image.



FOUR SHIPS -- Flush Main Deck and six tall kingpost pairs, two fitted as goalpost masts with topmasts: Luckenbach 449-foot type built by Sun. All served as transports.

  • Edellyn, USN 1919-1919 (ex American S.S. Edellyn, 1919).
    8713 Gross Tons; Length 449.5'; Breadth 60'
    No image of USS Edellyn is available.
  • Marica, USN 1919-1919 (ex American S.S. Marica, 1919).
    8775 Gross Tons; Length 449.5'; Breadth 60'
  • Sol Navis, USN 1919-1919 (ex American S.S. Sol Navis, 1919).
    8738 Gross Tons; Length 449.5'; Breadth 60'
  • South Bend, USN 1919-1919 (ex American S.S. South Bend, 1919).
    8738 Gross Tons; Length 449.5'; Breadth 60.0'

     USS Edellyn

    No image of USS Edellyn is available.
     USS Marica, 1919:

    Picture Data
     USS Sol Navis, 1919:

    Picture Data


     USS South Bend, 1919:

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    ONE SHIP -- Flush Main Deck and six tall kingpost pairs: Luckenbach 447-foot type built by Seattle Const. Served as transport.

  • Walter A. Luckenbach, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Walter A. Luckenbach, 1917).
    8286 Gross Tons; Length 447.0'; Breadth 55.9'


     S.S. Walter A. Luckenbach, 1918:

    Picture Data


    ONE SHIP -- Two hull islands (forecastle and poop) and four kingpost pairs: Foreign built trunk deck steamer.

  • Severance, USN 1918-1919 (British built, ex Costa Rican S.S. Marina Quezada, 1909).
    4927 Gross Tons; Length 366'; Breadth 53'


     S.S. Severance, 1917:

    Picture Data


    SIX SHIPS -- Three hull islands and two kingpost pairs: Baltimore DD 340-foot refrigerated type. (See also Luella with two masts, below)

  • North Pole, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. North Pole, 1918).
    4297 Gross Tons; Length 340.0'; Breadth 49.0'
  • Polar Bear, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Polar Bear, 1918).
    4130 Gross Tons; Length 340.0'; Breadth 49.0'
  • Polar Land, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Polar Land, 1918).
    4130 Gross Tons; Length 340.0'; Breadth 49.0'
  • Polar Sea, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Warrenton, 1918).
    4120 Gross Tons; Length 340.0'; Breadth 49.0'
  • Polar Star, USN 1919-1919 (ex American S.S. Polar Star, 1918).
    4297 Gross Tons; Length 340.0'; Breadth 49.0'
  • South Pole, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. South Pole, 1918).
    4116 Gross Tons; Length 340.0'; Breadth 49.0'
    No image is available (or known to exist) of USS South Pole

     USS North Pole, 1919:

    Picture Data
     S.S. Polar Bear, 1918:

    Picture Data
     USS Polar Land, 1919:

    Picture Data


     USS Polar Sea, circa 1918:

    Picture Data
     USS Polar Star, 1919:

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    TWELVE SHIPS -- Three hull islands and two kingpost pairs: Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1042 (Laker)

  • Lake Charlotte, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Lake Charlotte, 1918).
    2239 Gross Tons; Length 251'; Breadth 43.5'
    No image is available (or known to exist) of USS Lake Charlotte
  • Lake Conesus, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Lake Conesus, 1918).
    2292 Gross Tons; Length 253.5'; Breadth 43.5'
  • Lake Elizabeth, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Lake Elizabeth, 1917).
    2308 Gross Tons; Length 251'; Breadth 43.5'
    No image is available (or known to exist) of USS Lake Elizabeth
  • Lake Harris, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Lake Harris, 1918).
    2217 Gross Tons; Length 251'; Breadth 43.5'
  • Lake Mary, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Lake Mary, 1918).
    2292 Gross Tons; Length 253.5'; Breadth 43.5'
  • Lake Ontario, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Lake Ontario, 1917).
    2003 Gross Tons; Length 251'; Breadth 43.5'
  • Lake Pewaukee, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Lake Pewaukee, 1918).
    2167 Gross Tons; Length 251'; Breadth 43.5'
  • Lake Pleasant, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Lake Pleasant, 1918).
    2221 Gross Tons; Length 251'; Breadth 43.5'
    No image is available (or known to exist) of USS Lake Pleasant
  • Lake Silver, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Lake Silver, 1918).
    2292 Gross Tons; Length 251'; Breadth 43.5'
    No image is available (or known to exist) of USS Lake Silver
  • Lake St. Clair, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Lake St. Clair, 1917).
    2308 Gross Tons; Length 251'; Breadth 43.5'
  • Lake St. Regis, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Lake St. Regis, 1917).
    2238 Gross Tons; Length 253.5'; Breadth 43.5'
  • Lakeview, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Lakeview, 1917).
    2003 Gross Tons; Length 251'; Breadth 43.5'

     S.S. Lake Conesus, 1919:

    Picture Data
     USS Lake Harris, 1919:

    Picture Data
     S.S. Lake Mary, 1919:

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     S.S. Lake Ontario, circa 1917:

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     S.S. Lake Pewaukee, 1918:

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     S.S. Lake St. Clair, 1918:

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     S.S. Lake St. Regis, circa 1918:

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     USS Lakeview, circa 1919:



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    FIVE SHIPS -- Three hull islands and two kingpost pairs: Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1063 (2 regular cargo and 3 refrigerated)

  • Hickman, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Hickman, 1918).
    5121 Gross Tons; Length 377.0'; Breadth 52.0' (cargo)
  • Ice King, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Passaic, 1917).
    4715 Gross Tons; Length 377.0'; Breadth 52.0' (refrigerated)
  • Montclair, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Montclair, 1918).
    4773 Gross Tons; Length 377'; Breadth 52' (refrigerated)
  • Morristown, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Morristown, 1918).
    5119 Gross Tons; Length 377.0'; Breadth 52' (cargo)
  • Muscatine, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Muscatine, 1917).
    4730 Gross Tons; Length 377'; Breadth 52' (refrigerated)

     USS Hickman, 1918:

    Picture Data
     S.S. Ice King, 1919:

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     USS Montclair, circa 1918:

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     USS Morristown, 1919:

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     USS Muscatine, 1917:



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    ONE SHIP -- Three hull islands and three kingpost pairs: Fore River SB 389-foot type

  • Cohasset, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Cohasset, 1918).
    5769 Gross Tons; Length 389.0'; Breadth 54.5'


     S.S. Cohasset, 1918:

    Picture Data


    THREE SHIPS -- Three hull islands and three kingpost pairs: Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1013

  • Absaroka, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Absaroka, 1917).
    5568 Gross Tons; Length 410.5'; Breadth 54'
  • Westchester, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Westchester, 1917).
    5623 Gross Tons; Length 410.5'; Breadth 54'
  • Westward Ho, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Westward Ho, 1917).
    5814 Gross Tons; Length 410.5'; Breadth 54'

     S.S. Absaroka, 1917:

    Picture Data
     S.S. Westchester, circa 1918:

    Picture Data
     S.S. Westward Ho, August 1918:

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    FIVE SHIPS -- Three hull islands and three kingpost pairs: Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1046

  • Berwyn, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Berwyn, 1918).
    4992 Gross Tons; Length 377'; Breadth 52'
  • Cape Henry, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Cape Henry, 1918).
    4992 Gross Tons; Length 377'; Breadth 52.0'
  • Cape Lookout, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Cape Lookout, 1918).
    4986 Gross Tons; Length 377'; Breadth 52'
    No image is available (or known to exist) of USS Cape Lookout
  • Cape Romain, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Cape Romain, 1918).
    4951 Gross Tons; Length 377'; Breadth 52'
    No image is available (or known to exist) of USS Cape Romain
  • Hatteras, USN 1917-1919 (ex American S.S. Hatteras, 1917).
    4919 Gross Tons; Length 377'; Breadth 52'

     S.S. Berwyn, 1918:

    Picture Data
     S.S. Cape Henry, 1918:

    Picture Data
     S.S. Hatteras, 1919:

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