USS Los Angeles (ID-1470)
.jpg) A damaged photograph of SS Los Angeles in 1916 or 1917, prior to her United States Navy service.
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | SS Los Angeles |
| Namesake | Los Angeles, California |
| Owner | Union Oil Company of California |
| Operator | Union Oil Company of California |
| Builder | Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California |
| Completed | 1916 |
| Fate | Chartered to U.S. Navy 1917 |
| Acquired | Returned by U.S. Navy 17 January 1919 |
| Renamed | SS Toteco 1941 |
| Fate | Scrapped 1966 |
| History | |
| United States | |
| Name | USS Los Angeles |
| Namesake | Previous name retained |
| Operator | United States Navy |
| Acquired | 1917 |
| Commissioned | 9 August 1917 |
| Decommissioned | 17 January 1919 |
| Fate | Returned to owner 17 January 1919 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Tanker |
| Tonnage | 6,876 Gross register tons |
| Displacement | 10,700 tons |
| Length | 435 ft (133 m) between perpendiculars |
| Beam | 56 ft (17 m) |
| Draft | 27 ft (8.2 m) |
| Propulsion | Steam engine, one shaft |
| Speed | 10 knots |
| Complement | 72 |
| Armament |
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The first USS Los Angeles (ID-1470) was a tanker in commission in the United States Navy from 1917 to 1919. she served during World War I.
Construction, acquisition, and commissioning
SS Los Angeles was built by
Union Oil Company of California. The U.S. Navy acquired her from Union Oil in 1917 for World War I service under a bareboat charter, gave her the naval registry Identification Number (Id. No.) 1470, and commissioned her as USS Los Angeles on 9 August 1917 at New Orleans, Louisiana, with Lieutenant Commander Alexander Mackenzie in command
.
Service history
After commissioning and through the end of 1917, Los Angeles operated along the
United States Gulf Coast and made two cruises with the Atlantic Train Force
.
On 9 January 1918, Los Angeles was assigned to duty with the
Orkney Islands
on 4 February 1918, discharged her cargo there, and departed on 7 February 1918 for the U.S. East Coast, where she arrived on 27 February 1918.
On 4 March 1918, Los Angeles departed New York for
Devonport in England
.
During the latter part of November 1918, Los Angeles transported a cargo of fuel oil from
Tuxpan, Mexico
, she returned to New York on 16 December 1918.
Los Angeles was
decommissioned
at New York on 17 January 1919 and was returned to Union Oil the same day.
Later service
The ship resumed commercial service as S.S. Los Angeles. She was renamed S.S. Toteco in 1941.
Fate
Toteco was scrapped in Mexico in 1966.
Honors and awards
- World War I Victory Medal with TRANSPORT Clasp[1]
References
Footnotes
- ^ "Navy and Marine Corps Awards Manual [Rev. 1953], Pt. 4 - Campaign and Service Medals". www.history.navy.mil. Naval History and Heritage Command. 1953. p. 54. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
Sources
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- Department of the Navy: Naval Historical Center: Online Library of Selected Images: U.S. Navy Ships: USS Los Angeles (ID # 1470), 1917-1919. Originally, and later, S.S. Los Angeles (American Tanker, 1916). Later S.S. Toteco.
- NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Los Angeles (ID 1470)