Photo #: S-584-077
Undated Design Plan for Supply Ship # 1
Undated design plan for Supply Ship # 1 prepared during early
1915 in support of planning for ships that might be built in
Fiscal Year 1917. This drawing reflects the concept selected
for construction of the Bridge (Supply Ship # 1), funded
in Fiscal Year 1913 and completed in 1917. Bridge was
designed to support deployed naval forces. Total cargo carrying
capacity was roughly 2,300 tons, including provision for carrying
500 tons of ammunition (12-inch and 5-inch projectiles and powder)
as well as provisions for 8,000 men for 60 days. No additional
ships of this class were built, however.
This plan provides four 5-inch guns and a speed of 14 knots in
a ship 400 feet long on the water line, 55 feet 2-1/2 inches
in beam, with a normal displacement of 8,500 tons.
Note: The original document was ink on linen (black on
white).
The original plan is in the 1911-1925 "Spring Styles Book".
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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