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Photo # NH 65091: S.S. Edgar F. Luckenbach in 1916

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

WORLD WAR I ERA CARGO SHIPS --
with One Smokestack and Three or Four Single Masts

Seven of the U.S. Navy's WWI era cargo ships had one smokestack and three or four single masts.

To facilitate identification, these vessels have been placed in five 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 and three or four single masts, plus a photograph of each ship in this group.


Ships in this group:

SEVEN SHIPS with ONE SMOKESTACK AND THREE OR FOUR SINGLE MASTS, subdivided as shown below:


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


TWO SHIPS -- Four masts: Foreign built

  • Oosterdijk, USN 1918-1918 (British built, ex Dutch S.S. Oosterdijk, 1913).
    • 8251 Gross Tons, Length 450.3', Beam 55.0', Comm. 2 Apr 18, Lost 11 Jul 18, ID # 2586
  • Westerdijk, USN 1918-1919 (British built, ex Dutch S.S. Westerdijk, 1913).
    • 8261 Gross Tons, Length 450.3', Beam 55.0', Comm. 27 Mar 18, Decom. 25 Sep 19, ID # 2514

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     USS Oosterdijk, 1918:
     S.S. Westerdijk, 1918:

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    ONE SHIP -- Four masts: Sparrows Point 492-foot type. Later served as transport.

  • Virginian, USN 1919-1919 (ex American S.S. Virginian, 1903).
    • 7914 Gross Tons, Length 492.0', Beam 58.25', Comm. 1 Feb 19, Decom. 19 Aug 19, ID # 3920

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     S.S. Virginian:

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    ONE SHIP -- Four masts: Luckenbach 425-foot type built by Newport News. Later served as transport.

  • Edgar F. Luckenbach, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Edgar F. Luckenbach, 1916).
    • 7923 Gross Tons, Length 425.0', Beam 57.25', Comm. 11 Jul 18, Decom. 30 Oct 19, ID # 4597

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     S.S. Edgar F. Luckenbach, 1916:

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    THREE SHIPS -- Four masts: Precursors to Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1044 rigged as lumber schooners

  • Lake Bridge, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Lake Bridge, ex War Rifle, 1917).
    • 1977 Gross Tons, Length 251', Beam 43.5', Comm. 16 Feb 18, Decom. 5 Aug 19, ID # 2990
  • Lake Superior, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Lake Superior, ex War Bayonet, 1917).
    • 1977 Gross Tons, Length 251', Beam 43.5', Comm. 30 Jan 18, Decom. 31 Jul 19, ID # 2995
  • Lakeshore, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Lakeshore, ex War Shell, 1917).
    • 1977 Gross Tons, Length 251', Beam 43.5', Comm. 11 Jan 18, Decom. 6 Mar 19, ID # 1792

     S.S. War Rifle and War Bayonet, 1917:
     USS Lake Superior, circa 1918:
     S.S. War Shell, 1917:

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