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Photo # NH 105641: USC&GS Surveyor

U.S. NAVY TEMPORARY AUXILIARY SHIPS, 1917-1919

WORLD WAR I ERA MISCELLANEOUS AUXILIARIES

During World War I the U.S. Navy temporarily acquired three miscellaneous auxiliaries.

This page features a table (with links to individual ships) of World War I era U.S. Navy miscellaneous auxiliaries, plus a photograph of each ship in this group.


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ONE SHIP -- Icebreaker

  • Rogday, USN 1918-1919 (ex Russian Rogday ex American Nevada, 1915).
    • 2,122 Gross Tons, Length 230.0', Beam 42.0', Comm. 22 Nov 18, Decom. 18 Jun 19, ID # 3583

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     S.S. Rogday ca. 1918:

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    ONE SHIP -- Cable Ship

  • Stephan, USN 1919-1919 (ex German S.S. Stephan, 1902).
    • 4,630 Gross Tons, Length 391.8', Beam 48.3', Comm. 11 Jun 19, Disp. 3 Jul 19, No ID #
    Operated by U.S. Naval Nucleus Crew No. 3 from 5 Jun 19 to 3 Jul 19 during transfer to U.K.

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     S.S. Stephan pre-WWI:

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    ONE SHIP -- Surveying Ship.

  • Surveyor, USN 1917-1919 (ex USC&GS Surveyor, 1917).
    • 1,000 Tons (displ.), Length 186.0' wl, Beam 34.0', Comm. 22 Oct 17, Decom. 3 Mar 19, No ID #

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     USC&GS Surveyor:

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