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Photo # NH 101960: USS Kerlew circa 1918

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

WORLD WAR I ERA CARGO SHIPS --
of Unknown Configuration

We have been unable to determine the configuration of nine of the U.S. Navy's WWI era cargo ships. Ships will be moved out of this category as additional information becomes available.

This page features a table (with links to individual ships) of World War I era U.S. Navy cargo ships of unknown configuration, plus a photograph of each ship in this group if available.


Ships in this group:

NINE SHIPS OF UNKNOWN CONFIGURATION, subdivided as shown below:


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


NINE SHIPS -- Foreign built.

  • Antilla, USN 1918-1919 (British built, ex American S.S. Antilla, 1904).
    • 3668 Gross Tons, Length 358' oa, Beam 45', Comm. 20 May 18, Decom. 20 Feb 19, No ID #
    No image has been located of USS Antilla.
  • Charlton Hall, USN 1918-1919 (British built, ex British S.S. Charlton Hall, 1907).
    • 4749 Gross Tons, Length 400', Beam 50', Comm. 14 Jun 18, Decom. 29 Jan 19, ID # 1359
  • Constantia, USN 1918-1918 (British built, ex German S.S. Constantia, 1890).
    • 3026 Gross Tons, Length 339.4', Beam 41.7', Comm. 22 Apr 18, Decom. 13 Jul 18, No ID #
    No image has been located of USS Constantia.
  • Frederick Luckenbach, USN 1918-1919 (British built, ex American S.S. Frederick Luckenbach, 1888).
    • 2903 Gross Tons, Length 317.4', Beam 40.2', Comm. 2 Oct 18, Decom. 7 May 19, No ID #
    No image has been located of USS Frederick Luckenbach.
  • Kerkenna, USN 1918-1919 (British built, ex Austrian S.S. Borneo, 1900).
    • 3621 Gross Tons, Length 330.75' wl, Beam 45.7', Comm. 28 Sep 18, Decom. 16 Apr 19, No ID #
    No image has been located of USS Kerkenna.
  • Kerlew, USN 1918-1919 (British built, ex Austrian S.S. Virginia, 1906).
    • 3563 Gross Tons, Length 326', Beam 41.75', Comm. 13 Nov 18, Decom. 12 Apr 19, ID # 1325
  • Santiago, USN 1918-1919 (British built, ex American S.S. Santiago, 1906).
    • 3490 Gross Tons, Length 358.0', Beam 44.9', Comm. 11 Jun 18, Decom. 21 Mar 19, ID # 2253
    No image has been located of USS Santiago.
  • Teresa, USN 1917-1919 (British built, ex Austrian S.S. Teresa, 1900).
    • 3769 Gross Tons, Length 344.5' oa, Beam 49.7', Comm. 27 Sep 17, Decom. 19 Jul 19, ID # 4478
    No image has been located of USS Teresa.
  • Winnebago, USN 1918-1918 (British built, ex Norwegian S.S. Haugarland, 1900).
    • 4362 Gross Tons, Length 360.6', Beam 48.2', Comm. 6 Mar 18, Decom. 11 Jun 18, ID # 2353

     S.S. Charlton Hall, 1918:
     USS Kerlew, circa 1918:
     S.S. Winnebago, 1918:

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