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

WORLD WAR I ERA CARGO SHIPS --
with One Smokestack, Two Single Masts, Flush Decks, and Two or More Kingpost Pairs

Twenty-one of the U.S. Navy's WWI era cargo ships had one smokestack, two single masts, flush decks, and two or more kingpost pairs.

To facilitate identification, these vessels have been placed in ten 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, flush decks, and two or more kingpost pairs, plus a photograph of each ship in this group.

Ships in this group:

TWENTY-ONE SHIPS with ONE SMOKESTACK, TWO SINGLE MASTS, FLUSH DECKS, AND TWO OR MORE KINGPOST PAIRS, subdivided as shown below:

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FOUR SHIPS -- Two kingpost pairs aft of the bridge: Precursors to Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1032

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

7898 Gross Tons, Length 440.1', Beam 56', Comm. 5 Sep 18, Decom. 1 Mar 19, ID # 3327

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

7893 Gross Tons, Length 440.0', Beam 56.0', Comm. 16 Nov 18, Decom. 20 Mar 19, ID # 3676

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

7888 Gross Tons, Length 440.1', Beam 56.0', Comm. 17 Oct 18, Decom. 15 Apr 19, ID # 3671

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

7597 Gross Tons, Length 440.0', Beam 56', Comm. 21 Oct 18, Decom. 25 Feb 19, ID # 3514

SIX SHIPS -- Two kingpost pairs, one forward and one aft of the bridge: American Hawaiian 407-foot type built at Sparrows Point, Md. The transports Dakotan, Floridian, and Kentuckian were sisters. All six later served as transports.

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

6867 Gross Tons, Length 416.0', Beam 53.5', Comm. 25 Oct 18, Decom. 25 Aug 19, ID # 3520

Iowan, USN 1917-1919 (ex American S.S. Iowan, 1913).

6649 Gross Tons, Length 407.6', Beam 53.5', Comm. 23 Dec 17, Decom. 22 Sep 19, ID # 3002

Minnesotan, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Minnesotan, 1912).

6649 Gross Tons, Length 407.6', Beam 53.5', Comm. 23 Aug 18, Decom. 21 Aug 19, ID # 4545

Ohioan, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Ohioan, 1914).

6646 Gross Tons, Length 407.6', Beam 53.6', Comm. 7 Aug 18, Decom. 6 Oct 19, ID # 3280

Panaman, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Panaman, 1913).

6655 Gross Tons, Length 407.6', Beam 53.6', Comm. 12 Aug 18, Decom. 18 Sep 19, ID # 3299

Scranton, ex Pennsylvanian, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Pennsylvanian, 1913).

6655 Gross Tons, Length 407.6', Beam 53.5', Comm. 13 Sep 18, Decom. 31 Jul 19, ID # 3511

TWO SHIPS -- Two kingpost pairs, one forward and one aft of the bridge: American Hawaiian 472-foot type. Texan built by NYSB and Mexican by Union IW. Both later served as transports.

Mexican, USN 1917-1919 (ex American S.S. Mexican, 1907).

8673 Gross Tons, Length 472.25', Beam 57.2', Comm. 23 Dec 17, Decom. 4 Aug 19, ID # 1655

Texan, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Texan, 1902).

8615 Gross Tons, Length 471.0' wl, Beam 57', Comm. 23 Mar 18, Decom. 22 Aug 19, ID # 1354

TWO SHIPS -- Three kingpost pairs: Foreign built

Gorredijk, USN 1918-1918 (British built, ex Dutch S.S. Gorredijk, 1902).

6463 Gross Tons, Length 401', Beam 52.1', Comm. Apr 18, Decom. 3 Apr 18, ID # 2482

Maartensdijk, USN 1918-1919 (British built, ex Dutch S.S. Maartensdijk, 1902).

6483 Gross Tons, Length 400.4' oa, Beam 52.1', Comm. 27 Mar 18, Decom. 25 Feb 19, ID # 2497

TWO SHIPS -- Three kingpost pairs: American Hawaiian 470-foot type built by Union IW. Both later served as transports.

Alaskan, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Alaskan, 1902).

8672 Gross Tons, Length 470.1', Beam 57.2', Comm. 23 Mar 18, Decom. 5 Aug 19, ID # 4542

Arizonan, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Arizonan, 1902).

8672 Gross Tons, Length 470.1', Beam 57.2', Comm. 14 Aug 18, Decom. 29 Sep 19, ID # 4542-A

TWO SHIPS -- Four kingpost pairs: Luckenbach 436-foot type built by Fore River SB/Bethlehem Quincy. Both later served as transports.

Edward Luckenbach, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Edward Luckenbach, 1916).

8151 Gross Tons, Length 436.5', Beam 57.2', Comm. 29 Aug 18, Decom. 5 Aug 19, ID # 1662

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

8151 Gross Tons, Length 436.5', Beam 57.2', Comm. 15 Aug 18, Decom. 9 Sep 19, ID # 2407

THREE SHIPS -- Four kingpost pairs: Luckenbach 447-foot type built by Bethlehem Quincy. All later served as transports.

F. J. Luckenbach, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. F. J. Luckenbach, 1917).

7821 Gross Tons, Length 447', Beam 55', Comm. 9 Jan 18, Decom. 18 Aug 19, ID # 2160

K. I. Luckenbach, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. K. I. Luckenbach, 1917).

8074 Gross Tons, Length 447', Beam 56', Comm. 9 Aug 18, Decom. 5 Oct 19, ID # 2291

Katrina Luckenbach, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Katrina Luckenbach, 1918).

8074 Gross Tons, Length 447', Beam 55.9', Comm. 18 May 18, Decom. 25 Nov 19, ID # 3020

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