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Photo # NH 65135:  S.S. Montoso in 1911

Online Library of Selected Images:
-- U.S. NAVY SHIP TYPES --

WORLD WAR I ERA CARGO SHIPS --
with ONE SMOKESTACK, TWO SINGLE MASTS, FLUSH DECKS, and NO or ONE KINGPOST PAIR

Twenty-eight of the U.S. Navy's WWI era cargo ships had one smokestack, two single masts, flush decks, and no or one kingpost pair.

To facilitate identification, these vessels have been placed in twelve 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, two single masts, flush decks, and no or one kingpost pair, plus a photograph of each ship in this group.


Ships in this group:

TWENTY-EIGHT SHIPS with ONE SMOKESTACK (Funnel), TWO SINGLE MASTS, FLUSH DECKS, and NO or ONE KINGPOST PAIR, subdivided as shown below:


Click each ship name to access that ship's complete Online Library entry.

Click the small photographs to prompt a larger view of the same image, and the words "Picture Data" to access the Picture Data Sheet for that image.



FIVE SHIPS -- No kingpost pairs: Foreign built

  • Bella, USN 1918-1920 (British built, ex British S.S. Bella, 1906).
    1272 Gross Tons; Length 227.25'; Breadth 31.6'.
    Note: This rather small ship had a prominent bow bulwark.
  • Eastern Queen, USN 1918-1919 (Japanese built, ex American S.S. Eastern Queen, 1918).
    5797 Gross Tons; Length 385'; Breadth 51'
  • Easterner, USN 1918-1919 (Japanese built, ex American S.S. Easterner, 1918).
    5840 Gross Tons; Length 385'; Breadth 51'
  • Newport News, USN 1917-1925 (German built, ex German S.S. Odenwald, 1904).
    3537 Gross Tons; Length 356.75'; Breadth 45.3'.
    Note: This ship had a relatively long superstructure and bulwark amidships.
  • Satsuma, USN 1918-1919 (British built, ex British S.S. Satsuma, 1901).
    4204 Gross Tons; Length 370.3'; Breadth 48.6'


     USS Bella, circa 1918:

    Picture Data


     S.S. Eastern Queen, 1918:

    Picture Data
     S.S. Easterner, 1918:

    Picture Data


     USS Newport News, 1918:

    Picture Data
     S.S. Satsuma, circa 1917:

    Picture Data


    THREE SHIPS -- No kingpost pairs: Miscellaneous American built. El Sol later served as a transport.

  • El Occidente, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. El Occidente, 1910).
    6008 Gross Tons; Length 405.5'; Breadth 53.1'
  • El Sol, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. El Sol, 1910).
    6008 Gross Tons; Length 402'; Breadth 53'
  • Macona, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Macona, 1903).
    5311 Gross Tons; Length 377.4'; Breadth 49'
    Note: This ship had a long, low superstructure running from amidships to the stern.

     S.S. El Occidente:

    Picture Data
     S.S. El Sol:

    Picture Data
     USS Macona, 1918:

    Picture Data


    ONE SHIP -- No kingpost pairs: Cramp 404-foot type. The transport Santa Cecilia was a sister. Santa Clara also later served as transport.

  • Santa Clara, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Santa Clara, 1913).
    6300 Gross Tons; Length 404.5'; Breadth 53.75'.
    Note: This ship had a bulwark amidships.


     S.S. Santa Clara, 1913:

    Picture Data


    ONE SHIP -- One kingpost pair aft of the bridge: Foreign built

  • Cacique, USN 1918-1919 (British built, ex British S.S. Cacique, 1910).
    6202 Gross Tons; Length 394.2'; Breadth 52.25'.
    Note: The kingpost pair amidships on this ship is difficult to see at some angles of view.


     S.S. Cacique, 1917:

    Picture Data


    TWO SHIPS -- One kingpost pair aft of the bridge: Union Iron Works/Bethlehem Alameda 410-foot type. Both later served as transports.

  • Peerless, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Peerless, ex Eagle, 1917).
    6273 Gross Tons; Length 410'; Breadth 56'
  • Tiger, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Tiger, 1917).
    6273 Gross Tons; Length 410'; Breadth 56'.
    Note: These ships had bulwarks amidships.


     S.S. Eagle, circa 1917:

    Picture Data
     S.S. Tiger, circa 1917:

    Picture Data


    THREE SHIPS -- One kingpost pair aft of the bridge: Precursors to Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1018. Lancaster and Radnor later served as transports.

  • Lancaster, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Lancaster, 1918).
    7699 Gross Tons; Length 435'; Breadth 57.5'
    No image is available (or known to exist) of USS Lancaster
  • Neponset, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Neponset, 1918).
    7435 Gross Tons; Length 435.0'; Breadth 57.5'
  • Radnor, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Radnor, 1918).
    7699 Gross Tons; Length 435'; Breadth 57.5'.
    Note: These ships had relatively small smokestacks.


     S.S. Neponset, 1918:

    Picture Data
     S.S. Radnor, 1918:

    Picture Data


    THREE SHIPS -- One kingpost pair aft of the bridge: Emergency Fleet Corporation Designs 1057A and 1057B. Liberator later served as a transport

  • Challenger, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Challenger, 1918). EFC Design 1057A.
    7955 Gross Tons; Length 410.0'; Breadth 56.0'
  • Liberator, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Liberator, 1918). EFC Design 1057B.
    7951 Gross Tons; Length 410'; Breadth 56'
  • Volunteer, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Volunteer, 1918). EFC Design 1057A.
    7955 Gross Tons; Length 410.0'; Breadth 56'.
    Note: These ships had relatively small smokestacks and midships bulwarks.

     S.S. Challenger, 1918:

    Picture Data
     S.S. Liberator, 1918:

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     S.S. Volunteer, 1918:

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    TWO SHIPS -- One kingpost pair aft of the bridge: Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1079

  • Edenton, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Edenton, 1918).
    6992 Gross Tons; Length 410.5'; Breadth 54.0'
  • Edgecombe, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Edgecombe, 1918).
    6987 Gross Tons; Length 410.5'; Breadth 54'
    NOTE: Edgecombe was reacquired by the Navy from the Shipping Board in 1921 with two sisters. They served through World War II as USS Altair (AD-11, originally S.S. Edisto), Denebola (AD-12, originally S.S. Edgewood ), and Rigel (AD-13, originally S.S. Edgecombe).


     USAT Irvin L. Hunt, ex S.S. Edenton, 1941:

    Picture Data
     USS Edgecombe, 1919:

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    ONE SHIP -- One kingpost pair near the stern: Foreign built

  • Celebes, USN 1918-1919 (British built, ex Dutch S.S. Celebes, 1907).
    5875 Gross Tons; Length 394'; Breadth 57.4'.
    Note: This ship's masts were pairs (not singles), connected below the tops by a bridge.


     S.S. Celebes, 1918:

    Picture Data


    ONE SHIP -- One kingpost pair forward of the bridge: Foreign built

  • Wabash (ex S.S. Seneca), USN 1918-1919 (British built, ex German S.S. Wartburg, 1900).
    5672 Gross Tons; Length 381'; Breadth 49.75'.
    Note: This ship's kingposts were very close to the bridge face.


     S.S. Seneca, 1917:

    Picture Data


    TWO SHIPS -- One kingpost pair forward of the bridge: Miscellaneous American built. El Oriente later served as a transport.

  • El Capitan, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. El Capitan, 1917).
    5216 Gross Tons; Length 364' oa; Breadth 51'
  • El Oriente, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. El Oriente, 1910).
    6008 Gross Tons; Length 405.5'; Breadth 53'


     S.S. El Capitan, 1917:

    Picture Data
     S.S. El Oriente, circa 1910:

    Picture Data


    FOUR SHIPS -- One kingpost pair forward of the bridge: Newport News 335-foot type

  • Corozal, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Corozal, 1911).
    3063 Gross Tons; Length 335.0'; Breadth 46.75'
  • Isabela, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Isabela, 1911).
    3063 Gross Tons; Length 335'; Breadth 46.75'
  • Mariana, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Mariana, 1915).
    3129 Gross Tons; Length 334.4'; Breadth 46.75'
  • Montoso, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Montoso, 1911).
    3063 Gross Tons; Length 335'; Breadth 46.75'.
    Note: These ships' kingposts were well forward of the bridge face.

     S.S. Corozal, 1911:

    Picture Data
     S.S. Isabela, 1911:

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     S.S. Mariana, 1915:

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     S.S. Montoso, 1911:

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    NOTES:

  • To the best of our knowledge, the pictures referenced here are all in the Public Domain, and can therefore be freely downloaded and used for any purpose.

  • Some images linked from this page may bear obsolete credit lines citing the organization name: "Naval Historical Center". Effective 1 December 2008 the name should be cited as: "Naval History and Heritage Command".


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."


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    Page made 23 December 2007
    Edited and reposted 23 September 2009