Cargo ship of the United States Navy
For other ships with the same name, see
USS Celtic.
USS Celtic (1898–1923, later AF-2) Photographed circa May 1898
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History |
United States |
Name | USS Celtic |
Laid down | 1891 as SS Celtic Cloud |
Launched | 1891 |
Acquired | 14 May 1898 |
Commissioned | |
Decommissioned | 18 September 1903 |
In service | 23 October 1908 |
Out of service | 17 May 1922 |
Stricken | date unknown |
Fate | Sold 23 January 1923 |
General characteristics |
Displacement | 6,750 t. |
Length | 383 ft 1 in (116.76 m) |
Beam | 44 ft 7 in (13.59 m) |
Draught | 21 ft (6.4 m) |
Propulsion | type unknown |
Speed | 10 kts |
Complement | 182 |
Armament | unknown |
USS Celtic (AF-2) was a Celtic-class stores ship acquired by the U.S. Navy for use in the Spanish–American War. She served again during World War I in the dangerous North Atlantic Ocean, delivering general goods and ammunition to American Expeditionary Force troops in Europe.