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Online Library of Selected Images:
-- U.S. NAVY SHIP TYPES --
WORLD WAR I ERA CARGO SHIPS --
with One Smokestack, Two Single Masts, Three Raised Hull Islands, and One Pair of Kingposts Aft of the Bridge Face
Fifty-three of the U.S. Navy's WWI era cargo ships had one smokestack, two single masts, three raised hull islands, and one pair of kingposts aft of the bridge face.
To facilitate identification, these vessels have been placed in fifteen 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 cargo ships with one smokestack, two single masts, three raised hull islands, and one pair of kingposts aft of the bridge face, plus a photograph of each ship in this group.
Ships in this group:
FIFTY-THREE SHIPS with ONE SMOKESTACK (Funnel), TWO SINGLE MASTS, THREE RAISED HULL ISLANDS, AND ONE PAIR OF KINGPOSTS AFT OF THE BRIDGE FACE, 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.
SIX SHIPS -- Foreign built
Bussum, USN 1918-1919 (Dutch built, ex Dutch S.S. Bussum, 1917).
3683 Gross Tons; Length 360'; Breadth 48'
Dubhe, USN 1918-1918 (Dutch built, ex Dutch S.S. Dubhe, 1912).
3233 Gross Tons; Length 332'; Breadth 48.2'
Houston, USN 1917-1922 (German built, ex German S.S. Liebenfels, 1903).
4525 Gross Tons; Length 375.6'; Breadth 50.75'
Keresan, USN 1918-1919 (British built, ex Austrian S.S. Electra, 1912).
4507 Gross Tons; Length 348.4'; Breadth 50.1'
Norlina, USN 1918-1919 (British built, ex British S.S. Georgiana, 1909).
4596 Gross Tons; Length 385'; Breadth 50.75'
Winterswijk, USN 1918-1919 (ex Dutch S.S. Winterswijk, 1914).
3205 Gross Tons; Length 320.0'; Breadth 47.4'
No image is available (or known to exist) of USS Winterswijk
TWO SHIPS -- Miscellaneous American built
Munrio, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Munrio, 1916).
3868 Gross Tons; Length 333.5'; Breadth 48.2'
Walter D. Munson, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Walter D. Munson, 1917).
4388 Gross Tons; Length 369'; Breadth 48'
FIVE SHIPS -- Sparrows Point 327-foot type
Chatham, ex Margaret, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Margaret, 1916).
3372 Gross Tons; Length 327.2'; Breadth 46.2'
Clare, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Clare, 1915).
3455 Gross Tons; Length 327.2'; Breadth 46.2'
Edith, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Edith, 1915).
3527 Gross Tons; Length 327.2'; Breadth 46.2'
Munplace, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Munplace, 1916).
3315 Gross Tons; Length 327.2'; Breadth 46.2'
Munsomo, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Munsomo, 1916).
3315 Gross Tons; Length 327.2'; Breadth 46.2'
FOUR SHIPS -- Newport News 313-foot type
Hilton, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Hilton, 1911).
3102 Gross Tons; Length 313.4'; Breadth 46'
Jean, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Jean, 1909).
3125 Gross Tons; Length 311.0'; Breadth 46.1'
L. K. Thurlow, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Lewis K. Thurlow, 1912).
3101 Gross Tons; Length 313.5'; Breadth 46'
No image is available (or known to exist) of USS Lewis K. Thurlow
Peter H. Crowell, USN 1917-1919 (ex American S.S. Peter H. Crowell, 1912).
3101 Gross Tons; Length 313.4'; Breadth 46'
TWO SHIPS -- Newport News 395-foot type
Felix Taussig, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Felix Taussig, 1917).
6253 Gross Tons; Length 395'; Breadth 55'
William A. McKenney, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. William A. McKenney, 1916).
6256 Gross Tons; Length 395'; Breadth 55.1'
FOUR SHIPS -- Newport News 370-foot type
Agwidale, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Agwidale, 1918).
5080 Gross Tons; Length 370'; Breadth 53'
Munaires, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Munaires, 1917).
5095 Gross Tons; Length 370'; Breadth 53'
Mundelta, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Mundelta, 1917).
5288 Gross Tons; Length 370'; Breadth 53.0'
Munindies, USN 1917-1919 (ex American S.S. Munindies, 1917).
5095 Gross Tons; Length 370'; Breadth 53'
No image is available (or known to exist) of USS Munindies
TWO SHIPS -- Texas SS Co. 421-foot type
Canibas, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Canibas, 1918).
6846 Gross Tons; Length 421.0'; Breadth 54'
Sagadahoc, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Sagadahoc, 1918).
6846 Gross Tons; Length 421'; Breadth 54'
FOUR SHIPS -- Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1014 and precursors
Bellingham, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Bellingham, 1918).
4837 Gross Tons; Length 380.0'; Breadth 53.75'
No image is available (or known to exist) of USS Bellingham
Chebaulip, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Chebaulip, 1918).
4839 Gross Tons; Length 380.0'; Breadth 53.75'
No image is available (or known to exist) of USS Chebaulip
Vittorio Emmanuele III, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Vittorio Emmanuele III, 1918).
4855 Gross Tons; Length 380'; Breadth 53.75'
Willimantic, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Willimantic, 1918).
5237 Gross Tons; Length 380.0'; Breadth 53'
TWO SHIPS -- Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1016
Fort Wayne, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Fort Wayne, 1918).
6245 Gross Tons; Length 410.5'; Breadth 54'
Naiwa, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Naiwa, 1918).
6240 Gross Tons; Length 410.5'; Breadth 54.0'
FIVE SHIPS -- Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1019
Isanti, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Isanti, 1918).
6177 Gross Tons; Length 410.5'; Breadth 54'
Nantahala, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Nantahala, 1918).
6062 Gross Tons; Length 410.5'; Breadth 54.0'
Oskaloosa, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Oskaloosa, 1918).
6162 Gross Tons; Length 410.5'; Breadth 54.0'
West Avenal, USN 1919-1919 (ex American S.S. West Avenal, 1918).
5723 Gross Tons; Length 410.5'; Breadth 54.0'
West Carnifax, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. West Carnifax, 1918).
6146 Gross Tons; Length 410.5'; Breadth 54'
TWO SHIPS -- Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1022
Sac City, USN 1919-1919 (ex American S.S. Sac City, 1918).
5735 Gross Tons; Length 390.0'; Breadth 54.0'
Saccarappa, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Saccarappa, 1918).
5735 Gross Tons; Length 390'; Breadth 54'
No image is available (or known to exist) of USS Saccarappa
NOTE: Six other ships of this class were acquired by the Navy from the Shipping Board in 1921. Four served as cargo ships through World War II as USS Capella (AK-13), Sirius (AK-15), Spica (AK-16), and Vega (AK-17) and the other two became USS Antares (AG-10) and Procyon (AG-11).
THREE SHIPS -- Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1025
Newburgh, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Newburgh, 1918).
5983 Gross Tons; Length 401'; Breadth 54'
Wathena, USN 1919-1919 (ex American S.S. Wathena, 1918).
6107 Gross Tons; Length 401.0'; Breadth 54.0'
No image is available of USS Wathena
Watonwan, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Watonwan, 1918).
6107 Gross Tons; Length 401'; Breadth 54'
No image is available of USS Watonwan
FIVE SHIPS -- Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1037
Federal, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Federal, 1918).
6868 Gross Tons; Length 395.4'; Breadth 55.0'
Liberty, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Liberty, 1918).
6119 Gross Tons; Length 395.5'; Breadth 55'
Marne, USN 1919-1919 (ex American S.S. Marne, 1918).
6868 Gross Tons; Length 395.5' wl; Breadth 55.0'
Mercer, USN 1919-1919 (ex American S.S. Mercer, 1918).
6868 Gross Tons; Length 395.5'; Breadth 55.0'
Piave, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Piave, 1918).
6868 Gross Tons; Length 395.5'; Breadth 55.0'
ONE SHIP -- Precursor to Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1063
Democracy, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Jupiter, 1917).
4430 Gross Tons; Length 377'; Breadth 52'
SIX SHIPS -- Precursors to Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1080
West Mead, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. West Mead, 1918).
5618 Gross Tons; Length 410.5'; Breadth 54.0'