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to the
National Dry Dock and Repair Company to be converted into a cargo-only ship. A strike or strikes delayed the work, which was not completed until 19 December. The USSB retained
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was installed on her after deckhouse for an aeroplane to take off and fly up to 43 nautical miles (80 km). After a number of test flights the flight deck was removed.
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reached New York from Brest carrying 2,327 troops. On 25 August the Navy decommissioned her and returned her to the US Shipping Board the same day.
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was refitted as a two-class ship, with berths for 404 second class and 2,200 third class passengers. The refit increased her tonnage to 13,333
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as a three-class ship. She originally had berths for 162 passengers in first class, 197 in second class and 2,382 in third class.
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supplies, and on 16 February she reached St-Nazaire. On 26 February she left St-Nazaire carrying members of the
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1054:. For Navy service she was repainted with a black hull and funnel, white superstructure and yellow masts.
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Hamburg for New York. In the first week of August the First World War began, so
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as defensive armament. For the remainder of the war the Army
Transport Service used
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was 62.2 ft (19.0 m) and her depth was 30.0 ft (9.1 m). Her
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accommodation, but did not commission the refit to be undertaken.
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her to the Army
Transport Service, which operated her between
1050:, was appointed to command her, and she was assigned to the
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Putnam, William Lowell (2001). "16 Lesser
Players at War".
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Fourth Annual Report of the United States
Shipping Board
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in 1919, with homeward-bound US troops lining her rails
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878:. Her regular route was between New York and Hamburg.
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Swiggum, Susan; Kohli, Marjorie (28 February 2010).
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was then laid up with other USSB ships in the lower
678:(HAPAG). She was the first of a class of four HAPAG
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1897: 162 1st class, 197 2nd class, 2,382 3rd class
777:and 25,000 long tons (25,401 t) displacement.
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1356:The Year Book of Wireless Telegraphy and Telephony
798:. Between them her twin engines were rated at 695
802:and gave her a speed of 14 knots (26 km/h).
1299:Swiggum, Susan; Kohli, Marjorie (28 July 2010).
1383:
1381:
1358:. London: The St Katherine Press. p. 240.
8:
1463:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
1038:was commissioned into the US Navy with the
910:, killing five of the schooner's six crew.
899:accidentally rammed the Hamburg-registered
1576:. Flagstaff, AZ: McFarland & Company.
1573:The Kaiser's Merchant Ships in World War I
1191:. Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust
1011:personnel and 148 patients suffering from
674:in 1896 and spent most of her career with
1659:Transport ships of the United States Army
1609:Auxiliary ships of the United States Navy
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16:For other ships with the same name, see
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1164:by the Boston Iron and Metals Company.
1100:who had been awarded the Congressional
1664:World War I passenger ships of Germany
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1052:Naval Overseas Transportation Service
7:
1390:"35 soldiers hurt in Atlantic storm"
1375:(ID-1395) at NavSource Naval History
566:1910: 404 2nd class, 2,200 3rd class
1127:to prepare plans for new cabin and
794:, each driven by a four-cylinder
498:28 ft 5 in (8.66 m)
14:
1644:Ships of the Hamburg America Line
734:In August 1919 the Navy returned
1639:Ships built by Harland and Wolff
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796:quadruple-expansion steam engine
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1042:ID-1395 and code letters GJBN.
972:. The US Shipping Board seized
723:operated her as the troop ship
1160:. She was scrapped in 1924 in
1084:carrying members of the 802nd
1069:, and on 11 March she reached
970:The US declared war on Germany
378:1919 (US Shipping Board): NITL
312:1917 (US Shipping Board): LHMJ
1:
1466:. The entry can be found
1067:American Expeditionary Forces
885:rescued all 13 crew from the
870:began her maiden voyage from
228:into US Navy, 20 January 1919
1518:. 24 August 1919. p. 11
1427:. 8 December 1918. p. 9
1399:. 4 February 1919. p. 3
1352:The Marconi Press Agency Ltd
1217:Lloyd's Register of Shipping
1134:The USSB at first allocated
958:remained in the neutral US.
740:United States Shipping Board
482:559.4 ft (170.5 m)
236:from US Navy, 25 August 1919
537:quadruple-expansion engines
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1629:Passenger ships of Germany
1619:Maritime incidents in 1910
1614:Maritime incidents in 1902
1490:. 10 July 1919. p. 18
1326:"Pennsylvania (1896ā1924)"
946:On 18 July 1914, amid the
490:62.2 ft (19.0 m)
15:
1247:"Ship Descriptions ā PāQ"
1189:Shipping and Shipbuilding
924:In the same 1910 refit a
506:30.0 ft (9.1 m)
439:
220:seized by USA, April 1917
46:
31:
1420:"Heard from Wilson ship"
780:Harland and Wolff built
590:in civilian service: 250
1511:"Six transports arrive"
1301:"Ship Descriptions ā G"
1219:. Vol. I. London:
1088:Infantry, which was an
1061:left New York carrying
830:from German shipyards.
690:between 1896 and 1899.
682:that were built in the
554:14 knots (26 km/h)
440:General characteristics
1634:Ships built in Belfast
1483:"10,805 troops return"
1092:unit. Also aboard was
1071:Newport News, Virginia
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995:Late in November 1918
986:3-inch/50-caliber guns
982:6-inch/40-caliber guns
713:Army Transport Service
623:3-inch/50-caliber guns
617:6-inch/40-caliber guns
122:Army Transport Service
1649:Steamships of Germany
1021:
913:After the collision,
881:On 24 September 1902
715:until the end of the
670:that was launched in
980:. She was given two
906:in the mouth of the
676:Hamburg America Line
601:submarine signalling
345:1919 (US Navy): GJBN
101:Hamburg America Line
1034:on 20 January 1919
1032:Hoboken, New Jersey
937:wireless telegraphy
866:On 30 January 1897
668:transatlantic liner
1516:The New York Times
1488:The New York Times
1425:The New York Times
1396:The New York Times
1223:of Shipping. 1914.
1144:bareboat chartered
1107:On 23 August 1919
1094:Frank Monroe Upton
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597:processing systems
582:as troop ship: 399
174:Hamburg ā New York
128:United States Navy
1142:. The Board then
1125:Cox & Stevens
935:was equipped for
848:AG Vulcan Stettin
769:were 13,265
751:Harland and Wolff
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1102:Medal of Honor
1057:On 4 February
1040:pennant number
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1251:TheShipsList
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1193:. Retrieved
1188:
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680:sister ships
663:Pennsylvania
662:
660:
659:
651:
645:
639:
635:sister ships
595:Sensors and
563:
562:passengers:
471:Displacement
459:13,265
274:code letters
249:Reclassified
225:Commissioned
80:Pennsylvania
64:
59:Pennsylvania
58:
39:Pennsylvania
38:
26:
1555:21 November
1541:"Steamship
1332:(in German)
1076:On 28 June
1013:shell shock
950:in Europe,
948:July Crisis
926:flight deck
820:were RKPB.
450:ocean liner
193:Yard number
1604:1897 ships
1598:Categories
1168:References
1046:W McLeod,
807:registered
792:propellers
709:troop ship
579:Complement
543:propellers
530:Propulsion
263:1910, 1919
253:troop ship
1543:Nansemond
1373:Nansemond
1162:Baltimore
1154:Nansemond
1136:Nansemond
1121:Nansemond
1109:Nansemond
1078:Nansemond
1059:Nansemond
1036:Nansemond
1024:Nansemond
997:Nansemond
990:Nansemond
978:Nansemond
963:Nansemond
943:was DDN.
941:call sign
887:Norwegian
856:in 1899.
846:in 1898.
826:followed
790:had twin
736:Nansemond
729:(ID-1395)
727:Nansemond
711:with the
704:Nansemond
416:call sign
209:Completed
86:Nansemond
65:Nansemond
1354:(1913).
1129:steerage
984:and two
931:By 1913
901:schooner
876:New York
853:Patricia
837:Pretoria
767:tonnages
746:Building
652:Patricia
640:Pretoria
612:1917ā18:
607:Armament
559:Capacity
448:P-class
413:wireless
217:Acquired
201:Launched
163:New York
115:Operator
73:Namesake
1148:Antwerp
1086:Pioneer
904:Gertrud
893:Bothnia
872:Belfast
814:Hamburg
810:Arcadia
759:Belfast
738:to the
721:US Navy
697:seized
688:Germany
672:Ireland
456:Tonnage
425:ID-1395
187:Belfast
179:Builder
150:Hamburg
47:History
1580:
1522:9 July
1494:9 July
1455:
1431:9 July
1403:9 July
1336:9 July
1310:9 July
1284:9 July
1256:9 July
1195:9 July
1098:ensign
1044:Lt Cdr
1005:France
939:. Her
890:barque
850:built
834:built
816:. Her
805:HAPAG
753:built
666:was a
571:Troops
479:Length
421:1919:
411:1913:
255:, 1917
154:1919:
141:1897:
126:1919:
120:1917:
105:1917:
99:1897:
84:1917:
78:1896:
63:1917:
57:1896:
1080:left
1048:USNRF
999:left
631:Notes
551:Speed
511:Decks
503:Depth
495:Draft
260:Refit
171:Route
94:Owner
1578:ISBN
1557:2018
1524:2021
1496:2021
1468:here
1433:2021
1405:2021
1338:2021
1312:2021
1286:2021
1258:2021
1197:2021
1115:Fate
1063:Army
1022:USS
908:Elbe
763:beam
725:USS
686:and
621:2 Ć
615:2 Ć
587:Crew
541:2 Ć
535:2 Ć
522:695
487:Beam
432:Fate
52:Name
20:and
1371:of
1138:to
1030:At
1003:in
919:GRT
874:to
812:in
800:NHP
775:NRT
771:GRT
757:in
661:SS
524:NHP
465:NRT
461:GRT
418:DDN
196:302
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