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Online Library of Selected Images:
-- CIVILIAN SHIPS --
S.S. Cauto (American Freighter, 1916).
Served as USS Cauto (ID # 1538) in 1918-1919
Cauto, a 3820 gross ton (8060 tons displacement) freighter,
was built in 1916 at Seattle, Washington. After operating under
U.S. Army charter, in July 1918 she was transferred to the Navy
and placed in commission as USS Cauto (ID # 1538). The
ship served with the Naval Overseas Transportation Service carrying
cargo to France, making three round-trip voyages for this purpose.
She was decommissioned in late February 1919 and turned over to
the U.S. Shipping Board for return to her owner, the New York
& Cuba Mail Steamship Company.
This page features all the views we have concerning the
steamship Cauto, which served as USS Cauto (ID #
1538) in 1918-1919.
Click on the small photograph to prompt
a larger view of the same image.
Photo #: NH 96063
S.S. Cauto (American Freighter, 1916)
Nearing completion at the Seattle Construction & Dry Dock Company
shipyard, Seattle, Washington, on 19 June 1916.
This ship was chartered by the U.S. Army on 15 October 1917.
She was acquired by the Navy on 12 July 1918 and commissioned
a day later as USS Cauto (ID # 1538). She was returned
to her owner, the New York & Cuba Mail Steamship Company, on
22 February 1919.
The original print is in National Archives' Record Group 19-LCM.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Online Image: 52KB; 740 x 605 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 96064
S.S. Cauto (American Freighter, 1916)
Nearing completion at the Seattle Construction & Dry Dock Company
shipyard, Seattle, Washington, on 19 June 1916.
This ship was chartered by the U.S. Army on 15 October 1917.
She was acquired by the Navy on 12 July 1918 and commissioned
a day later as USS Cauto (ID # 1538). She was returned
to her owner, the New York & Cuba Mail Steamship Company, on
22 February 1919.
The original print is in National Archives' Record Group 19-LCM.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Online Image: 64KB; 595 x 765 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 99887
Cauto (American Freighter, 1916)
In port, circa 1918
Built at Seattle, Washington, in 1916, this steamship was acquired
by the Navy on 12 July 1918 and placed in commission the next
day as USS Cauto (ID # 1538). She was decommissioned on
22 February 1919 and delivered to the U.S. Shipping Board for
return to her owners.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Online Image: 61KB; 740 x 425 pixels |
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