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UNITED STATES NAVY
TEMPORARY AUXILIARY SHIPS
WORLD WAR I
TEMPORARY AUXILIARY SHIPS
WORLD WAR I
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-- CIVILIAN SHIPS --
Cargo Ship Hatteras (1917).
Later USS Hatteras (ID # 2142), 1917-1919
Hatteras, a 10,505-ton steam cargo ship, was built in 1917 at Sparrows Point, Maryland. Upon completion, she was acquired the U.S. Navy and commissioned as USS Hatteras (ID # 2142). In January-March 1918, she twice tried to cross the Atlantic to Europe with war cargo, but had to turn back both times after being damaged by storms. Hatteras made a successful voyage to France in April, and completed four more trans-Atlantic trips by March 1919. In April 1919, she was decommissioned and turned over to the U.S. Shipping Board. Hatteras remained in that organization's custody until she was disposed of in 1938.
This page features all available viewss of the cargo ship Hatteras, later USS Hatteras.
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Photo #: NH 101779 SS Hatteras (U.S. Freighter, 1917) Probably photographed in 1917 while still in the hands of her builders, Bethlehem Shipbuilding, Sparrows Point, Maryland. Ordered for the Cunard Line under the name War Dragon, she was taken over by the Navy and served during World War I as USS Hatteras (ID # 2142). The original print is in National Archives' Record Group 19-LCM. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 67KB; 740 x 430 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 101780 SS Hatteras (U.S. Freighter, 1917) Probably photographed in 1919, after World War I Navy service as USS Hatteras (ID # 2142). The ship appears to be loaded, with worn paintwork and an empty gun platform forward. The original print is in National Archives' Record Group 19-LCM. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 65KB; 740 x 425 pixels |
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