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Photo # NH 75277:  S.S. Alaskan, 1902

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 TWO or MORE KINGPOST PAIRS

Twenty-two of the U.S. Navy's WWI era cargo ships had one smokestack, two single masts, flush decks, and two or more kingpost pairs.

To facilitate identification, these vessels have been placed in ten 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 two or more kingpost pairs, plus a photograph of each ship in this group.


Ships in this group:

TWENTY-TWO SHIPS with ONE SMOKESTACK (Funnel), TWO SINGLE MASTS, FLUSH DECKS, and TWO or MORE KINGPOST PAIRS, 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.



FOUR SHIPS -- Two kingpost pairs, one aft of the bridge and the other aft of the midships superstructure: Precursors to Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1032

  • Defiance, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Defiance, 1918).
    7898 Gross Tons; Length 440.1'; Breadth 56'
  • Independence, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Independence, 1918).
    7893 Gross Tons; Length 440.0'; Breadth 56.0'
  • Invincible, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Invincible, 1918).
    7888 Gross Tons; Length 440.1'; Breadth 56.0'
  • Victorious, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Victorious, 1918).
    7597 Gross Tons; Length 440.0'; Breadth 56'.
    Note: These ships had relatively small smokestacks.

     S.S. Defiance, 1918:

    Picture Data
     S.S. Independence, 1918:

    Picture Data
     S.S. Invincible, 1918:

    Picture Data

     S.S. Victorious, 1918:

    Picture Data


    ONE SHIP -- Two kingpost pairs, one forward and one aft of the bridge: Cramp 404-foot type

  • Black Hawk, USN 1918-1947 (ex American S.S. Santa Catalina, 1913).
    6381 Gross Tons; Length 404.5'; Breadth 53.75'
    Note: USS Black Hawk was converted to a destroyer tender in 1917-1918
    and never served as a Navy cargo ship.
    Her kingpost pairs were removed during this conversion work.
    Both as a freighter and as a destroyer tender, this ship had a bulwark amidships.


     S.S. Santa Catalina, 1917:

    Picture Data


    SIX SHIPS -- Two kingpost pairs, one forward and one aft of the midships superstructure: American-Hawaiian 407-foot type built at Sparrows Point, Md. All six later served as transports, as did three sisters and near-sisters: Dakotan, Floridian and Kentuckian.

  • Cape May, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Cape May, 1918).
    6867 Gross Tons; Length 416.0'; Breadth 53.5'
  • Iowan, USN 1917-1919 (ex American S.S. Iowan, 1913).
    6649 Gross Tons; Length 407.6'; Breadth 53.5'
  • Minnesotan, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Minnesotan, 1912).
    6649 Gross Tons; Length 407.6'; Breadth 53.5'
  • Ohioan, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Ohioan, 1914).
    6646 Gross Tons; Length 407.6'; Breadth 53.6'
  • Panaman, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Panaman, 1913).
    6655 Gross Tons; Length 407.6'; Breadth 53.6'
  • Scranton, ex Pennsylvanian, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Pennsylvanian, 1913).
    6655 Gross Tons; Length 407.6'; Breadth 53.5'.
    Note: These ships had relatively tall smokestacks.

     USS Cape May, 1918:

    Picture Data
     USS Iowan as a transport, 1919:

    Picture Data
     S.S. Minnesotan:

    Picture Data
     S.S. Ohioan:

    Picture Data
     S.S. Panaman:

    Picture Data
     USS Scranton as a transport, 1919:

    Picture Data


    TWO SHIPS -- Two kingpost pairs, one well forward and one aft of the midships superstructure: American Hawaiian 472-foot type. Texan was built by New York Shipbuilding Corp. and Mexican by Union Iron Works. Both later served as transports.

  • Mexican, USN 1917-1919 (ex American S.S. Mexican, 1907).
    8673 Gross Tons; Length 472.25'; Breadth 57.2'
  • Texan, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Texan, 1902).
    8615 Gross Tons; Length 471.0' wl; Breadth 57'.
    Note: These ships had relatively tall smokestacks.


     S.S. Mexican, 1917:

    Picture Data
     S.S. Texan:

    Picture Data


    TWO SHIPS -- Three kingpost pairs: Foreign built

  • Gorredijk, USN 1918-1918 (British built, ex Dutch S.S. Gorredijk, 1902).
    6463 Gross Tons; Length 401'; Breadth 52.1'
  • Maartensdijk, USN 1918-1919 (British built, ex Dutch S.S. Maartensdijk, 1902).
    6483 Gross Tons; Length 400.4' oa; Breadth 52.1'.
    Note: These ships had one pair of kingposts flanking each of the masts
    and a third pair amidships, between the bridge and smokestack.


     S.S. Gorredijk, 1918:

    Picture Data
     USS Maartensdijk, circa 1918:

    Picture Data


    TWO SHIPS -- Three kingpost pairs, one forward of the bridge, one aft of the bridge and one aft of the midships superstructure: American Hawaiian 470-foot type built by Union Iron Works. Both later served as transports.

  • Alaskan, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Alaskan, 1902).
    8672 Gross Tons; Length 470.1'; Breadth 57.2'
  • Arizonan, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Arizonan, 1902).
    8672 Gross Tons; Length 470.1'; Breadth 57.2'.
    Note: These ships had relatively tall smokestacks.
    Alaskan had a relatively short bulkhead amidships. Arizonan had no bulkhead there.


     S.S. Alaskan, 1902:

    Picture Data
     USS Arizonan, 1918:

    Picture Data


    TWO SHIPS -- Four kingpost pairs (one forward and one aft of each mast): Luckenbach 436-foot type built by Fore River SB/Bethlehem Quincy. Both later served as transports.

  • Edward Luckenbach, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Edward Luckenbach, 1916).
    8151 Gross Tons; Length 436.5'; Breadth 57.2'
  • Julia Luckenbach, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Julia Luckenbach, 1917).
    8151 Gross Tons; Length 436.5'; Breadth 57.2'


     USS Edward Luckenbach as a transport, 1918:

    Picture Data
     S.S. Julia Luckenbach, circa 1917:

    Picture Data


    THREE SHIPS -- Four kingpost pairs (one forward and one aft of each mast): Luckenbach 447-foot type built by Bethlehem Quincy. All later served as transports.

  • F. J. Luckenbach, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. F. J. Luckenbach, 1917).
    7821 Gross Tons; Length 447'; Breadth 55'
  • K. I. Luckenbach, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. K. I. Luckenbach, 1917).
    8074 Gross Tons; Length 447'; Breadth 56'
  • Katrina Luckenbach, USN 1918-1919 (ex American S.S. Katrina Luckenbach, 1918).
    8074 Gross Tons; Length 447'; Breadth 55.9'

     S.S. F. J. Luckenbach, 1917:

    Picture Data
     USS K. I. Luckenbach as a transport, 1919:

    Picture Data
     S.S. Katrina Luckenbach, 1918:

    Picture Data


    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".


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    Page made 23 December 2007
    Edited and reposted 18 September 2009