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Photo # NH 104064: S.S. Elinor, 1918

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

WORLD WAR I ERA CARGO SHIPS --
with One Smokestack, Two Single Masts, Three Raised Hull Islands, and No Paired Kingposts

Thirty-one of the U.S. Navy's WWI era cargo ships had one smokestack, two single masts, three raised hull islands, and no paired kingposts.

To facilitate identification, these vessels have been placed in seven 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, three raised hull islands, and no paired kingposts, plus a photograph of each ship in this group.


Ships in this group:

THIRTY-ONE SHIPS with ONE SMOKESTACK, TWO SINGLE MASTS, THREE RAISED HULL ISLANDS, AND NO PAIRED KINGPOSTS, subdivided as shown below:


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


EIGHTEEN SHIPS -- Foreign built

  • Ausable, USN 1918-1919 (Dutch built, ex Dutch Ausable, 1901).
    • 3153 Gross Tons, Length 317.7', Beam 48.6', Comm. 1 Oct 18, Decom. 15 Apr 19, ID # 1631
  • Carolinian, USN 1918-1919 (British built, ex British S.S. Southerner, 1906).
    • 4170 Gross Tons, Length 359.8', Beam 50.2, Comm. 5 Oct 18, Decom. 22 Mar 19, ID # 1445
  • Craster Hall, USN 1918-1919 (British built, ex British S.S. Craster Hall, 1909).
    • 4319 Gross Tons, Length 380', Beam 50', Comm. 9 May 18, Decom. 5 Feb 19, ID # 1486
  • Dochra, USN 1917-1919 (British built, ex British S.S. Dochra, 1906).
    • 4309 Gross Tons, Length 376' oa, Beam 51', Comm. 21 Oct 17, Decom. 10 May 19, ID # 1758
  • Drechterland, USN 1918-1919 (British built, ex Dutch S.S. Drechterland, 1903).
    • 3935 Gross Tons, Length 366', Beam 46.7', Comm. 29 Mar 18, Decom. 12 Jul 19, ID # 2793
  • Eastern Chief, USN 1918-1919 (Japanese built, ex American S.S. Eastern Chief, 1917).
    • 4660 Gross Tons, Length 458' oa, Beam 51', Comm. 27 Sep 18, Decom. 29 May 19, ID # 3390
  • Guantanamo, USN 1918-1919 (British built, ex American S.S. Guantanamo, 1910).
    • 3292 Gross Tons, Length 350.1', Beam 46.4', Comm. 21 May 18, Decom. 25 Jan 19, ID # 1637
  • Keresaspa, USN 1918-1919 (British built, ex Austrian S.S. Franconia, 1903).
    • 4637 Gross Tons, Length 360.7', Beam 48', Comm. 31 Oct 18, Decom. 11 Feb 19, ID # 1484
  • Kermanshah, USN 1918-1919 (British built, ex Austrian S.S. Himalaia, 1910).
    • 4948 Gross Tons, Length 390', Beam 52.4', Comm. 3 Aug 18, Decom. 5 Mar 19, ID # 1473
  • Kerowlee, USN 1918-1919 (British built, ex Austrian S.S. Campania, 1901).
    • 3550 Gross Tons, Length 341.2', Beam 46.7', Comm. 17 Oct 18, Decom. 11 Aug 19, No ID #
  • Malang, USN 1918-1919 (British built, ex Dutch S.S. Malang, 1898).
    • 3526 Gross Tons, Length 332.4', Beam 44', Comm. 2 Apr 18, Decom. 7 May 19, ID # 2623
  • Moldegaard, USN 1918-1919 (Norwegian built, ex Norwegian S.S. Moldegaard, 1906).
    • 2852 Gross Tons, Length 321.1', Beam 45.2', Comm. 30 Oct 18, Decom. 16 Sep 19, ID # 4324
  • Munwood, USN 1918-1919 (British built, ex British S.S. Munwood, 1914).
    • 3190 Gross Tons, Length 345', Beam 48', Comm. 26 Oct 18, Decom. 3 Mar 19, ID # 4460
  • Randwijk, USN 1918-1918 (Dutch built, ex Dutch S.S. Randwijk, 1912).
    • 2401 Gross Tons, Length 287.3', Beam 45.2', Comm. 2 Apr 18, Decom. 23 Apr 18, ID # 2546
  • Santa Rosalia, USN 1918-1919 (British built, ex British S.S. Santa Rosalia, 1911).
    • 5409 Gross Tons, Length 406', Beam 52.5', Comm. 20 May 18, Decom. 26 Jun 19, ID # 1503
  • Sherman (later Durham), USN 1918-1919 (British built, ex Chilean S.S. Gobernador Bories, 1893).
    • 4725 Gross Tons, Length 400.25', Beam 45.25', Comm. 30 Aug 18, Decom. 29 Apr 19, ID # 3345
  • St. Francis, USN 1918-1919 (British built, ex British S.S. San Francisco, 1914).
    • 5102 Gross Tons, Length 405', Beam 52', Comm. 25 Jun 18, Decom. 28 Apr 19, ID # 1557
  • Tanamo, USN 1918-1919 (British built, ex Dutch S.S. Tanamo, 1914).
    • 3299 Gross Tons, Length 331.1', Beam 45.2', Comm. 13 Aug 18, Decom. 24 Apr 19, ID # 2176

     S.S. Ausable:
     S.S. Carolinian, 1917:
     S.S. Craster Hall, circa 1918:
     USS Dochra, circa 1917:
     S.S. Drechterland, 1919:
     USS Eastern Chief, 1919:
     S.S. Guantanamo, 1917:
     USS Keresaspa, 1918:
     S.S. Kermanshah, 1919:
     USS Kerowlee, 1919:
     USS Malang, 1919:
     S.S. Moldegaard, 1919:
     USS Munwood, circa 1919:
     USS Randwijk, 1918:
     S.S. Santa Rosalia:
     S.S. Sherman, 1918:
     S.S. San Francisco:
     USS Tanamo, 1919:


    FIVE SHIPS --Miscellaneous American built.

  • Californian, USN 1918-1918 (ex American S.S. Californian, 1900).
    • 5658 Gross Tons, Length 413', Beam 51', Comm. 14 May 18, Lost 22 Jun 18, No ID #
  • Elinor, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Elinor, 1917).
    • 4280 Gross Tons, Length 339.25' wl, Beam 49.1', Comm. 20 Mar 18, Decom. 26 Apr 19, ID # 2465
  • Pleiades, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Pleiades, 1900).
    • 3753 Gross Tons, Length 331.4', Beam 47', Comm. 27 Aug 18, Decom. 18 Mar 19, ID # 1616
  • Robert M. Thompson, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Robert M. Thompson, 1912).
    • 2458 Gross Tons, Length 247', Beam 43.6', Comm. 30 Aug 18, Decom. 14 Feb 19, ID # 3319
  • Saetia, USN 1918-1918 (ex American S.S. Saetia, 1917).
    • 2873 Gross Tons, Length 310', Beam 48.25', Comm. 1 Mar 18, Lost 9 Nov 18, ID # 2317

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     USS Californian, 1918:
     S.S. Elinor, 1918:

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     S.S. Pleiades:
     USS Robert M. Thompson, 1918:
     S.S. Saetia, 1918:


    THREE SHIPS -- Delaware River Iron SB 406-foot type

  • American, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. American, 1900).
    • 5650 Gross Tons, Length 406.7', Beam 51.1', Comm. 25 May 18, Decom. 14 Mar 19, ID # 2292
  • Hawaiian, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Hawaiian, 1900).
    • 5670 Gross Tons, Length 406.7', Beam 51.1', Comm. 10 Aug 18, Decom. 21 Mar 19, ID # 3277
    No image has been located of USS Hawaiian
  • Oregonian, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Oregonian, 1901).
    • 5648 Gross Tons, Length 406', Beam 51.1', Comm. 17 Aug 18, Decom. 16 Apr 19, ID # 1323

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     USS American, 1918:
     S.S. Oregonian, 1918:

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    FOUR SHIPS -- Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1001 (wooden hulls)

  • Alpaco, USN 1918-1918 (ex American S.S. Alpaco, 1918).
    • 2551 Gross Tons, Length 268.0', Beam 45.2', Comm. 18 Nov 18, Decom. 19 Dec 18, No ID #
  • Banago, USN 1918-1918 (ex American S.S. Banago, 1918).
    • 2551 Gross Tons, Length 268', Beam 46', Comm. 29 Sep 18, Decom. 21 Dec 18, ID # 3810
  • Baxley, USN 1918-1918 (ex American S.S. Baxley, 1918).
    • 2551 Gross Tons, Length 268', Beam 46', Comm. 1 Oct 18, Decom. 2 Dec 18, ID # 4449
  • Pascagoula, USN 1918-1918 (ex American S.S. Pascagoula, 1918).
    • 2550 Gross Tons, Length 268.0 pp, Beam 45.2', Comm. 4 Oct 18, Decom. 21 Dec 18, No ID #

     USS Alpaco, 1918:
     USS Banago, 1918:
     S.S. Baxley, 1918:
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     USS Pascagoula, 1918:

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    ONE SHIP -- Precursor to Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1043

  • Major Wheeler, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Major Wheeler, 1918).
    • 3431 Gross Tons, Length 305.0', Beam 46.0', Comm. 8 Oct 18, Decom. 19 May 19, ID # 3637

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     USS Major Wheeler, 1918:

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