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Photo #  NH 65076:  S.S. Yellowstone, later USS Yellowstone, on 30 June 1917

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S.S. Yellowstone (American Freighter, 1918)
Served as USS Yellowstone (ID # 2657) in 1918-1919.

Yellowstone, a 6171 gross ton (12,570 tons displacement) freighter, was completed at Oakland, California, in April 1918. Earlier names reported for this ship were Passatt and War Boy or, more likely, War Buoy. She was commissioned in the Navy on 21 September 1918 as USS Yellowstone (ID # 2657). In October 1918 the freighter carried general Army cargo in a convoy from New York to Quiberon, France. Following her return to New York in December, Yellowstone recrossed the Atlantic, eastbound, arriving at Brest, France, in February 1919 with another Army shipment. After repairs necessitated by a minor collision she arrived back at New York in May with Army return cargo. USS Yellowstone was decommissioned on 24 May 1919 and returned to the U.S. Shipping Board. Her subsequent commercial career was brief, as in December 1920 S.S. Yellowstone dragged anchor and was blown ashore in the Azores.

This page features all available views concerning the American freighter Yellowstone, which was USS Yellowstone (ID # 2657) in 1918-1919.


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Photo #: NH 65076

S.S. Yellowstone
(American freighter, 1918)

Photographed at Oakland, California, on builder's trials on 20 April 1918. This freighter was in commission as USS Yellowstone (ID # 2657) from 21 September 1918 to 24 May 1919.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

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Photo #: None

S.S. Yellowstone
(American freighter, 1918)

A view similar to the one above taken during the ship's trial trip on 20 April 1918.

Source: U.S. National Archives, RG-32-S.

 
Photo #: NH 105286

S.S. Yellowstone
(American freighter, 1918)

This freighter was in commission as USS Yellowstone (ID # 2657) from 21 September 1918 to 24 May 1919. She is probably shown here at or near her builder's yard at Oakland, California. The barge Olinda of San Francisco is alongside.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

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