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Photo # NH 69588:  USS Lake Champlain, 1919

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 Two or More Pairs of Kingposts

Thirty-seven of the U.S. Navy's WWI era cargo ships had one smokestack, two single masts, three raised hull islands, and two or more pairs of 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 two or more pairs of kingposts aft of the bridge face.


Ships in this group:

THIRTY-SEVEN SHIPS with ONE SMOKESTACK, TWO SINGLE MASTS, THREE RAISED HULL ISLANDS, AND TWO OR MORE PAIRS OF KINGPOSTS:


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THREE SHIPS -- Two kingpost pairs aft of the bridge: Foreign built

  • Buenaventura, USN 1918-1918 (British built, ex British S.S. Buenaventura, 1913).
  • 4881 Gross Tons, Length 405' wl, Beam 52.4', Comm. 26 Jul 18, Lost 16 Sep 18, ID # 1335
  • Pequot, USN 1918-1919 (German built, ex German S.S. Ockenfels, 1910).
  • 5621 Gross Tons, Length 420.9', Beam 55.1', Comm. 28 Oct 18, Decom. Jul 19, ID # 2998
  • Ticonderoga, USN 1918-1918 (German built, ex German S.S. Camilla Rickmers, 1914).
  • 5130 Gross Tons, Length 378' wl, Beam 53.2', Comm. 5 Jan 18, Lost 30 Sep 18, ID # 1958

     S.S. Buenaventura:

     S.S. Ockenfels:

     S.S. Ticonderoga, 1917:


    FIVE SHIPS -- Two kingpost pairs, one forward and one aft of the bridge: Foreign built

  • Kermoor, USN 1918-1919 (British built, ex Austrian S.S. Morawitz, 1907).
  • 4795 Gross Tons, Length 378.0', Beam 52.3', Comm. 1 Nov 18, Decom. 5 May 19, No ID #
  • Kerwood, USN 1918-1919 (British built, ex Austrian S.S. Budapest, 1911).
  • 3661 Gross Tons, Length 331', Beam 48.3', Comm. 5 Nov 18, Decom. 19 Mar 19, ID # 1489
  • Noord-Brabant, USN 1918-1918 (Dutch built, ex Dutch S.S. Noord-Brabant, 1916).
  • 2332 Gross Tons, Length 294', Beam 44.2', Comm. 2 Apr 18, Decom. 22 Apr 18, ID # 2535
  • Ophir, USN 1918-1920 (Dutch built, ex Dutch S.S. Ophir, 1904).
  • 4726 Gross Tons, Length 394.3', Beam 47.1', Comm. 25 Mar 18, Decom. 30 Jan 20, ID # 2800
  • Zuiderdijk, USN 1918-1919 (British built, ex Dutch S.S. Zuiderdijk, 1912).
  • 5208 Gross Tons, Length 400', Beam 53.4', Comm. 21 Mar 18, Decom. 21 Jul 19, ID # 2724

     USS Kermoor, 1919:

     S.S. Kerwood:

     S.S. Noord-Brabant:

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     USS Ophir, 1918:

     S.S. Zuiderdijk:

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    TWENTY-FOUR SHIPS -- Two kingpost pairs, one forward and one aft of the bridge: Precursors to Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1044 (Laker)

  • Carib, USN 1917-1919 (ex American S.S. Carib, 1916).
  • 2000 Gross Tons, Length 251', Beam 43.4', Comm. 27 Dec 17, Decom. 27 Jan 19, ID # 1765
  • Choctaw, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Choctaw, 1917).
  • 2000 Gross Tons, Length 251', Beam 43.5', Comm. 4 Mar 18, Decom. 16 Jan 19, ID # 1648
  • Kiowa, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Kiowa, 1917).
  • 2000 Gross Tons, Length 251', Beam 43.4', Comm. 26 Feb 18, Decom. 16 Jan 19, ID # 1842
  • Lake Borgne, USN 1918-1918 (ex American S.S. Lake Borgne, 1918).
  • 2100 Gross Tons, Length 251', Beam 43.5', Comm. 2 Sep 18, Lost 21 Oct 18, No ID #
  • Lake Capens, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Lake Capens, 1918).
  • 2026 Gross Tons, Length 251', Beam 43.5', Comm. 16 Oct 18, Decom. 27 Sep 19, ID # 4358
    No image has been located of USS Lake Capens
  • Lake Catherine, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Lake Catherine, 1918).
  • 2016 Gross Tons, Length 251', Beam 43.5', Comm. 5 Oct 18, Decom. 15 Aug 19, ID # 3568
  • Lake Champlain, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Lake Champlain, 1917).
  • 2046 Gross Tons, Length 251', Beam 43.5', Comm. 24 Jan 18, Decom. 20 Mar 19, ID # 1791
  • Lake Clear, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Lake Clear, 1918).
  • 2054 Gross Tons, Length 251.0', Beam 44.0', Comm. 15 Nov 18, Decom. 28 Aug 19, ID # 3597-D
    No image has been located of USS Lake Clear
  • Lake Crescent, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Lake Crescent, 1918).
  • 2051 Gross Tons, Length 251', Beam 43.5', Comm. 19 Oct 18, Decom. 25 Jul 19, ID # 2557
    No image has been located of USS Lake Crescent
  • Lake Frances, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Lake Frances, 1918).
  • 2016 Gross Tons, Length 251', Beam 43.5', Comm. 1 Aug 18, Decom. 23 Sep 19, ID # 4406
  • Lake Geneva, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Lake Geneva, 1918).
  • 1998 Gross Tons, Length 251', Beam 43.5', Comm. 22 Sep 18, Decom. 17 Jul 19, ID # 4215-B
  • Lake Helen, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Lake Helen, 1918).
  • 1998 Gross Tons, Length 251', Beam 43.5', Comm. 10 Oct 18, Decom. 7 Aug 19, ID # 4215-E
  • Lake Huron, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Lake Huron, 1917).
  • 2080 Gross Tons, Length 251', Beam 43.5', Comm. 11 Jan 18, Decom. 24 Feb 19, ID # 2144
    No image has been located of USS Lake Huron
  • Lake Pepin, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Lake Pepin, 1918).
  • 1997 Gross Tons, Length 251', Beam 43.5', Comm. 4 Sep 18, Decom. 18 Jun 19, ID # 4215
  • Lake Sunapee, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Lake Sunapee, 1917).
  • 2009 Gross Tons, Length 251', Beam 43.5', Comm. 19 Nov 18, Decom. 3 Jul 19, ID # 4369-B
  • Lake Traverse, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Lake Traverse, 1917).
  • 1993 Gross Tons, Length 251', Beam 43.5', Comm. 19 Oct 18, Decom. 26 Aug 19, ID # 2782
  • Lake Tulare, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Lake Tulare, 1917).
  • 2005 Gross Tons, Length 251', Beam 43.5', Comm. 19 Oct 18, Decom. 15 Sep 19, ID # 2652
  • Lake Worth, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Lake Worth, 1917).
  • 2080 Gross Tons, Length 251', Beam 43.5', Comm. 26 Feb 18, Decom. 2 Aug 19, ID # 2997
  • Lakemoor, USN 1918-1918 (ex American S.S. Lakemoor, 1917).
  • 1955 Gross Tons, Length 251', Beam 43.5', Comm. 4 Jan 18, Lost 11 Apr 18, ID # 2180
    No image has been located of USS Lakemoor
  • Lakeside, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Lakeside, 1917).
  • 2046 Gross Tons, Length 251', Beam 43.5', Comm. 25 Jan 18, Decom. 6 Mar 19, ID # 2158
  • Levisa, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Levisa, 1916).
  • 2000 Gross Tons, Length 251', Beam 43.7', Comm. 19 Nov 18, Decom. 1 Apr 19, ID # 1573
  • Manta, USN 1917-1919 (ex American S.S. Manta, 1916).
  • 2000 Gross Tons, Length 251', Beam 43.5', Comm. 8 Dec 17, Decom. 13 Mar 19, ID # 2036
  • Ozama, USN 1917-1919 (ex American S.S. Ozama, 1916).
  • 2000 Gross Tons, Length 251', Beam 43.7', Comm. 24 Dec 17, Decom. 17 Feb 19, No ID #
    No image has been located of USS Ozama
  • Sioux, USN 1917-1919 (ex American S.S. Sioux, 1916).
  • 2000 Gross Tons, Length 251', Beam 43.4', Comm. 1 Dec 17, Decom. 14 Apr 19, ID # 1766

     S.S. Carib, 1917:

     S.S. Choctaw, circa 1918:

     S.S. Kiowa, 1917:

     S.S. Lake Borgne, 1918:

     S.S. Lake Catherine, 1918:

     USS Lake Champlain, 1919:

     USS Lake Frances, 1918:

     USS Aries, 1942, originally Lake Geneva:

     S.S. Lake Helen, 1918:

     S.S. Lake Pepin, circa 1918:

     S.S. Lake Sunapee, 1918:

     S.S. Lake Traverse, 1918:

     USS Lake Tulare, 1919:

     USS Lake Worth, 1919:

     S.S. Lakeside, 1917:

     S.S. Levisa, 1917:

     USS Manta, 1918:

     S.S. Sioux, circa 1917:


    TWO SHIPS -- Two kingpost pairs, one forward and one aft of the bridge: Precursors to Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1049

  • Point Bonita, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Point Bonita, 1918).
  • 2675 Gross Tons, Length 289', Beam 44', Comm. 7 Oct 18, Decom. 7 Apr 19, ID # 3496
  • Point Lobos, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Point Lobos, 1918).
  • 2670 Gross Tons, Length 289', Beam 44', Comm. 25 Oct 18, Decom. 24 Apr 19, ID # 3404
    No image has been located of USS Point Lobos

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     USS Point Bonita, 1918:

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    TWO SHIPS -- Three kingpost pairs, two forward and one aft of the bridge: Foreign built

  • Tjisondari, USN 1918-1919 (Dutch built, ex Dutch S.S. Tjisondari, 1915).
  • 8039 Gross Tons, Length 494' wl, Beam 58.3', Comm. 1 Apr 18, Decom. 23 Aug 19, ID # 2783
  • Tjikembang, USN 1918-1919 (Dutch built, ex Dutch S.S. Tjikembang, 1914).
  • 8013 Gross Tons, Length 493.5', Beam 58.25', Comm. 12 Apr 18, Decom. 22 Feb 19, No ID #

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     S.S. Tjikembang:

     USS Tjisondari, 1918:

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    ONE SHIP -- Five kingpost pairs: Foreign built

  • Roepat, USN 1918-1919 (British built, ex Dutch S.S. Roepat, 1914).
  • 7563 Gross Tons, Length 450', Beam 55.75', Comm. 16 May 18, Decom. 30 Jun 19, ID # 2536

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     S.S. Roepat, 1918:

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