Southport, a 245 gross ton coastal passenger steamship, was built at Boston, Massachusetts in 1911 and operated in New England waters for the next several years. Chartered by the Navy in mid-November 1918, she was placed in commission as USS Southport (without the "ID" series number typically given to vessels acquired by the Navy during the World War I era). She served the First Naval District, in the Boston area, as an ambulance boat until November 1919 and was then returned to her owners.
This page features our only view of the steamship Southport, which served as USS Southport in 1918-1919.
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Page made 18 April 2002