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

WORLD WAR I ERA CARGO SHIPS --
with One Smokestack and No Single Masts

Thirty-one of the U.S. Navy's WWI era cargo ships had one smokestack and no single masts. Most of them had two pairs of kingposts where the normal two masts would have been fitted.

To facilitate identification, these vessels have been placed in nine 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 and no single masts, plus a photograph of each ship in this group.

Ships in this group:

THIRTY-ONE SHIPS with ONE SMOKESTACK and NO SINGLE MASTS, subdivided as shown below:

Click the small photographs to prompt a larger view of the same image with a descriptive header.

ONE SHIP -- Flush Main Deck and six tall kingpost pairs: Luckenbach 447-foot type built by Seattle Const. Later served as transport.

Walter A. Luckenbach, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Walter A. Luckenbach, 1917).

8286 Gross Tons, Length 447.0', Beam 55.9', Comm. 9 Jun 18, Decom. 28 Jul 19, ID # 3171

ONE SHIP -- Two hull islands (forecastle and poop) and four kingpost pairs: Foreign built trunk deck steamer.

Severance, USN 1918-1919 (British built, ex Costa Rican S.S. Marina Quezada, 1909).

4927 Gross Tons, Length 366', Beam 53', Comm. 19 Aug 18, Decom. 3 Mar 19, ID # 2063

ONE SHIP -- Three hull islands and three kingpost pairs: Fore River SB 389-foot type

Cohasset, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Cohasset, 1918).

5769 Gross Tons, Length 389.0', Beam 54.5', Comm. 5 Dec 18, Decom. 9 May 19, ID # 3679

THREE SHIPS -- Three hull islands and three kingpost pairs: Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1013 and precursors

Absaroka, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Absaroka, 1917).

5568 Gross Tons, Length 410.5', Beam 54', Comm. 17 Sep 18, Decom. 4 Mar 19, ID # 2581

Westchester, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Westchester, 1917).

5623 Gross Tons, Length 410.5', Beam 54', Comm. 9 Aug 18, Decom. 25 Apr 19, ID # 3122

Westward Ho, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Westward Ho, 1917).

5814 Gross Tons, Length 410.5', Beam 54', Comm. 19 Oct 18, Decom. 19 Apr 19, ID # 3098

TWELVE SHIPS -- Three hull islands and two kingpost pairs: Precursors to Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1042 (Laker)

Lake Charlotte, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Lake Charlotte, 1918).

2239 Gross Tons, Length 251', Beam 43.5', Comm. 18 Oct 18, Decom. 23 Sep 19, ID # 4394

Lake Conesus, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Lake Conesus, 1918).

2292 Gross Tons, Length 253.5', Beam 43.5', Comm. 14 Nov 18, Decom. 11 Oct 19, ID # 4331

Lake Elizabeth, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Lake Elizabeth, 1917).

2308 Gross Tons, Length 251', Beam 43.5', Comm. 26 Sep 18, Decom. 25 Jul 19, ID # 2957
No image has been located of USS Lake Elizabeth

Lake Harris, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Lake Harris, 1918).

2217 Gross Tons, Length 251', Beam 43.5', Comm. 7 Aug 18, Decom. 5 Sep 19, ID # 4429-A

Lake Mary, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Lake Mary, 1918).

2292 Gross Tons, Length 253.5', Beam 43.5', Comm. 29 Nov 18, Decom. 25 Jul 19, ID # 4269

Lake Ontario, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Lake Ontario, 1917).

2003 Gross Tons, Length 251', Beam 43.5', Comm. 19 Feb 18, Decom. 26 Feb 19, ID # 2992

Lake Pewaukee, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Lake Pewaukee, 1918).

2167 Gross Tons, Length 251', Beam 43.5', Comm. 7 Sep 18, Decom. 22 Mar 19, ID # 2906

Lake Pleasant, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Lake Pleasant, 1918).

2221 Gross Tons, Length 251', Beam 43.5', Comm. 8 Sep 18, Decom. 8 Jul 19, ID # 4429
No image has been located of USS Lake Pleasant

Lake Silver, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Lake Silver, 1918).

2292 Gross Tons, Length 251', Beam 43.5', Comm. 15 Aug 18, Decom. 21 Jul 19, No ID #
No image has been located of USS Lake Silver

Lake St. Clair, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Lake St. Clair, 1917).

2308 Gross Tons, Length 251', Beam 43.5', Comm. 31 Oct 18, Decom. 11 Sep 19, ID # 2904

Lake St. Regis, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Lake St. Regis, 1917).

2238 Gross Tons, Length 253.5', Beam 43.5', Comm. 17 Oct 18, Decom. 26 Jul 19, ID # 4261

Lakeview, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Lakeview, 1917).

2003 Gross Tons, Length 251', Beam 43.5', Comm. 23 Feb 18, Decom. 30 Jul 19, ID # 2186

FIVE SHIPS -- Three hull islands and three kingpost pairs: Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1046 and precursors

Berwyn, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Berwyn, 1918).

4992 Gross Tons, Length 377', Beam 52', Comm. 28 Sep 18, Decom. 10 May 19, ID # 3565

Cape Henry, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Cape Henry, 1918).

4992 Gross Tons, Length 377', Beam 52.0', Comm. 26 Oct 18, Decom. 3 Mar 19, ID # 3056

Cape Lookout, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Cape Lookout, 1918).

4986 Gross Tons, Length 377', Beam 52', Comm. 26 Jul 18, Decom. 7 Apr 19, ID # 3214
No image has been located of USS Cape Lookout

Cape Romain, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Cape Romain, 1918).

4951 Gross Tons, Length 377', Beam 52', Comm. 26 Jun 18, Decom. 3 Mar 19, ID # 2970
No image has been located of USS Cape Romain

Hatteras, USN 1917-1919 (ex American S.S. Hatteras, 1917).

4919 Gross Tons, Length 377', Beam 52', Comm. 1 Jan 18, Decom. 8 Apr 19, ID # 2142
NOTE: Two later ships of EFC Design 1046, similar to these but with a normal rig of two single masts, were acquired by the Navy from the Shipping Board in 1921 and served through World War II as USS Gold Star (AG-12) and Regulus (AK-14).

TWO SHIPS -- Three hull islands and two kingpost pairs: Precursors to Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1063. (Three sisters are listed on the refrigerated cargo ship page.)

Hickman, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Hickman, 1918).

5121 Gross Tons, Length 377.0', Beam 52.0', Comm. 16 Nov 18, Decom. 5 Mar 19, ID # 3554 (cargo)

Morristown, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Morristown, 1918).

5119 Gross Tons, Length 377.0', Beam 52', Comm. 16 Oct 18, Decom. 12 Jun 19, ID # 3580 (cargo)

SIX SHIPS -- Three hull islands and three kingpost pairs: Precursors to Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1080

Westwood, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Westwood, 1918).

5612 Gross Tons, Length 410.5', Beam 54', Comm. 14 Jul 18, Decom. 26 Jun 19, ID # 2812
No image has been located of USS Westwood

Westmount, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Westmount, 1918).

5584 Gross Tons, Length 410.5', Beam 54', Comm. 21 May 18, Decom. 23 May 19, ID # 3202

Westford, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Westford, 1918).

5620 Gross Tons, Length 410.5', Beam 54', Comm. 2 Jul 18, Decom. 21 Apr 19, ID # 3198
No image has been located of USS Westford

Westport, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Westport, 1918).

5591 Gross Tons, Length 410.5', Beam 54', Comm. 10 Sep 18, Decom. 31 Mar 19, ID # 3548
No image has been located of USS Westport

West Mead, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. West Mead, 1918).

5618 Gross Tons, Length 410.5', Beam 54.0', Comm. 29 Oct 18, Decom. 9 Jun 19, ID # 3550
No image has been located of USS West Mead

Western Ally, USN 1919-1919 (ex American S.S. Western Ally, 1918).

5860 Gross Tons, Length 410.5', Beam 54.0', Comm. 15 Jan 19, Decom. 23 Jul 19, ID # 3815
No image has been located of USS Western Ally
NOTE: Some or all of the ships of this group after Westmount may have been completed with two single masts instead of the two kingpost pairs fore and aft.

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