USS Quincy (AK-10)

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History
German Empire
NameVogesen
Owner
Hamburg, Germany
Builder
Sunderland, England
Launched31 August 1909
FateSeized in 1917 by US Customs at Pensacola, Florida
USS Quincy (AK-10) moored at Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, VA. 11 March 1921.
United States
NameQuincy
NamesakeQuincy, Massachusetts
Acquired8 May 1917
Commissioned2 February 1918, as USS Quincy
Decommissioned5 June 1922
Reclassified17 July 1920, USS Quincy (AK-10)
StrickenDate unknown
IdentificationHull symbol:AK-10
FateSold, 25 September 1922, to the Navigation Steamship Co.
General characteristics [1]
Displacement6,500 long tons (6,600 t)
Length367 ft (112 m)
Beam51 ft (16 m)
Draught21 ft 4 in (6.50 m)
Speed11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Complement100
Armament4 × 3 in (76 mm) guns

USS Quincy (AK-10) was a

U.S. Navy for service in World War I
.

Seizing a German freighter

Quincy, formerly SS Vogesen, was built in 1909 by

New Orleans, Louisiana
, 2 February 1918.

Upon the declaration of war with

collier
.

World War I North Atlantic operations

During

St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
.

Post-war activity

After the war Quincy continued to operate along the

Mare Island Navy Yard, California, 3 November 1921 and visited Hawaii
in January–February 1922. She returned to Philadelphia 11 April.

Decommissioning

Quincy decommissioned at Philadelphia 5 June 1922 and was sold 25 September 1922 to the Navigation Steamship Co.

Civilian career

After being sold on multiple occasions, in 1936 she was sold again and was renamed Burego Star, and in 1937 she was resold to Chinese interests and renamed Haida. She was declared missing after sailing from Seattle for Hong Kong on October 24, 1937 with a cargo of sulfur that was believed to be headed for China for use in its munitions industry. She was likely torpedoed by a Japanese I-Boat.[2]

References

  1. ^ "USS Quincy (AK-10)". Navsource.org. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
  2. ^ "Quincy (AK-10)".

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

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