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Photo # NH 99884: S.S. Casco in 1917

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

WORLD WAR I ERA CARGO SHIPS --
with One Smokestack, Two Single Masts, and Flush Decks Except for a Well Forward

Five of the U.S. Navy's WWI era cargo ships had one smokestack, two single masts, and flush decks except for a well forward.

All ships of this configuration were foreign built ships of different types.

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 flush decks except for a well forward, plus a photograph of each ship in this group.


Ships in this group:

FIVE SHIPS with ONE SMOKESTACK, TWO SINGLE MASTS, AND FLUSH DECKS EXCEPT FOR A WELL FORWARD:


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


FIVE SHIPS -- Foreign built.

  • Casco, USN 1918-1919 (German built, ex German S.S. Elmshorn, 1910).
    • 4594 Gross Tons, Length 397' oa, Beam 54', Comm. 8 Jan 18, Decom. 22 Mar 19, ID # 1957
  • Clio, USN 1918-1918 (Dutch built, ex Dutch S.S. Clio, 1910).
    • 2927 Gross Tons, Length 326.75', Beam 44.25', Comm. 3 Apr 18, Decom. 23 Apr 18, ID # 2578
  • Mercurius, USN 1918-1919 (British built, ex Dutch S.S. Mercurius, 1909).
    • 2863 Gross Tons, Length 327.5', Beam 44.2', Comm. 30 Apr 18, Decom. 25 Jun 19, ID # 2516
  • Pollux, USN 1918-1918 (Dutch built, ex Dutch S.S. Pollux, 1909).
    • 2886 Gross Tons, Length 326.7', Beam 44.1', Comm. 3 Apr 18, Decom. 23 Apr 18, ID # 2573
  • Wachusett, USN 1918-1919 (German built, ex German S.S. Suevia, 1896).
    • 3789 Gross Tons, Length 371.2', Beam 44.2', Comm. 9 Jan 18, Decom. 6 Oct 19, ID # 1840

     S.S. Casco, 1917:
     S.S. Clio:
     S.S. Mercurius:
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     S.S. Pollux:
     USS Wachusett, 1919:

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