The steamship Julia Luckenbach, a 8151 gross ton freighter, was completed early in 1917 at Quincy, Massachusetts, for commercial employment. She operated under charter to the U.S. Army during the first year of U.S. participation in World War I. Taken over by the Navy in August 1918 and placed in commission as USS Julia Luckenbach (ID # 2407), she carried cargo to France beginning in September of that year. Transferred from the Naval Overseas Transportation Service to the Cruiser and Transport Force a few months after the November 1918 Armistice and converted to a troop transport, she was then used to bring American veterans home from the former European war zone. This work ended in July 1919 and USS Julia Luckenbach was decommissioned in September of that year. Returned to her owner, the Luckenbach Steamship Company, her subsequent long civilian career ended when she was declared a "total constructive loss" in September 1943.
This page features, and provides links to, all the views we have concerning the freighter Julia Luckenbach and USS Julia Luckenbach (ID # 2407).
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The following photograph shows a ship that is probably USS Julia Luckenbach (ID # 2407) while she was serving as a Navy cargo ship:
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Page made 26 June 2004
New images added and page divided 18 February 2009