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Photo # NH 65121: S.S. Pasadena, 1918

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

WORLD WAR I ERA CARGO SHIPS --
with One Smokestack, Two Single Masts, and Raised Hull Islands Forward (Forecastle) and Aft (Poop)

Ten of the U.S. Navy's WWI era cargo ships had one smokestack, two single masts, and raised hull islands forward (forecastle) and aft (poop).

To facilitate identification, these vessels have been placed in two sub-groups, one with a foreign built ship and one of ships built to a single Emergency Fleet Corporation design.

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, and raised hull islands forward (forecastle) and aft (poop), plus a photograph of each ship in this group.


Ships in this group:

TEN SHIPS with ONE SMOKESTACK, TWO SINGLE MASTS, AND RAISED HULL ISLANDS FORWARD (FORECASTLE) AND AFT (POOP), subdivided as shown below:


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


ONE SHIP -- Foreign built

  • Bali, USN 1918-1919 (Dutch built, ex Dutch S.S. Bali, 1917).
    • 6694 Gross Tons, Length 420.4', Beam 54.6', Comm. 27 Mar 18, Decom. 30 May 19, ID # 2483

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     S.S. Bali, 1918:

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    NINE SHIPS -- Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1015 and precursors. (A sister, Oskawa, is listed on the refrigerated cargo ship page.)

  • Alloway, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Alloway, 1918).
    • 6165 Gross Tons, Length 402.5', Beam 53.0', Comm. 11 Jul 18, Decom. 3 Mar 19, ID # 3139
  • Aniwa, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Aniwa, 1918).
    • 6012 Gross Tons, Length 402.5', Beam 53', Comm. 26 Jul 18, Decom. 21 Apr 19, ID # 3146
  • Fresno, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Fresno, 1918).
    • 6002 Gross Tons, Length 402.5', Beam 53', Comm. 22 Jun 18, Decom. 4 Aug 19, ID # 3063
  • Kamesit, USN 1919-1919 (ex American S.S. Kamesit, 1918).
    • 6171 Gross Tons, Length 402.5', Beam 53.0', Comm. 29 Jan 19, Decom. 23 May 19, ID # 3829
  • Oakland, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Oakland, 1918).
    • 6002 Gross Tons, Length 402.5', Beam 53', Comm. 3 Jun 18, Decom. 13 May 19, ID # 2847
  • Pasadena, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Pasadena, 1918).
    • 6002 Gross Tons, Length 402.5', Beam 53', Comm. 13 May 18, Decom. 28 Apr 19, ID # 2943
  • Yellowstone, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Yellowstone, 1917).
    • 6171 Gross Tons, Length 402.5', Beam 53', Comm. 21 Sep 18, Decom. 24 May 19, ID # 2657
  • Zaca, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Zaca, 1918).
    • 6165 Gross Tons, Length 402.5', Beam 53.0', Comm. 30 Dec 18, Decom. 12 May 19, ID # 3792
  • Zirkel, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Zirkel, 1918).
    • 6171 Gross Tons, Length 402.5', Beam 53', Comm. 27 Sep 18, Decom. 3 Apr 19, ID # 3407

     S.S. Alloway, 1918:
     S.S. Aniwa, 1918:
     S.S. Fresno, 1918:
     S.S. Kamesit, 1918:
     S.S. Oakland, 1918:
     S.S. Pasadena, 1918:
     S.S. Yellowstone, 1918:
     S.S. Zaca, 1918:
     S.S. Zirkel, 1918:

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