USS Supply (1872)
USS Supply (formerly SS Illinois) in dock, probably taken just after the ship's recommission in August 1902.
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Supply |
Builder | William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia |
Cost | $520,000 |
Yard number | 183 |
Launched | 15 August 1872 |
Maiden voyage | 23 January 1874 |
Refit | 1891 |
Fate | Scrapped, 1928 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Auxiliary ship |
Tonnage | 3,104 GRT |
Displacement | 4,325 |
Length | 355 ft 8 in (108.4 m) |
Beam | 43 ft 4 in (13.2 m) |
Draft | 19 ft 5 in (5.9 m) |
Depth of hold | 32 ft 2 in (9.8 m) |
Propulsion | Triple expansion steam engine, single screw , auxiliary sails |
Sail plan | Schooner-rigged |
Speed | 9.5 knots (17.6 km/h; 10.9 mph) |
Complement | 128 |
Armament |
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USS Supply, ex-Illinois, was a schooner-rigged iron steamer built in 1873 by William Cramp & Sons of Philadelphia. Illinois was purchased by the Navy Department from the International Navigation Company on 30 April 1898 for $325,000.00 and commissioned as Supply, Lt. Comdr. R. R. Ingersoll in command.
Service history
Spanish–American War
Supply was used as the
Peacetime service
After recommissioning, Supply was ordered to duty on the
Supply put to sea on 19 March 1916 and after embarking passengers at San Francisco for passage to Guam and sailed on 29 March. She called at
First World War
The
The morning of 6 April, Supply put a
Supply remained on station in Apra Harbor until steaming for
Decommissioning
Upon completion of repairs, Supply was designated flagship of the Train, Atlantic Fleet, based at Charleston. On 29 May 1919, she was reassigned to Guam for duty as Station Ship. However, upon her arrival on the west coast, she was ordered to Mare Island for repairs and placed out of commission there on 15 September 1919. Supply was struck from the Navy list and sold for scrap on 30 September 1921. She was scrapped in 1928.
Footnotes
- ^ R.F. = Rapid Fire. E.F. probably stands for Elevated Fire.
- ^ Leon-Guerrero, Jillette (9 August 2010). "Guam Leaders from 1899–1904". Guampedia. Guam: University of Guam. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.