Diascond, a 373 gross ton barge, was built in 1896 at Elkton, Maryland. In May 1918, while owned by the Southern Transportation Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she was ordered taken over by the Navy. Assigned Identification Number 2385, she served as U.S. Navy Coal Barge # 425 until returned to her owner sometime prior to the autumn of 1919.
This page features the only view we have concerning the barge Diascond, which was the U.S. Navy's Coal Barge # 425 (ID # 2385) in 1918-1919.
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Page made 19 October 2005