 Fort Wayne possibly photographed at her builder's yard at Baltimore, Maryland, around the time of her completion in December 1918.
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Fort Wayne |
| Namesake | Former name retained |
| Builder | Baltimore Drydock and Shipbuilding Co., Baltimore, Maryland |
| Launched | 28 September 1918 |
| Completed | 1918 |
| Acquired | 27 December 1918 |
| Commissioned | 27 December 1918 |
| Decommissioned | 23 April 1919 at Norfolk, Virginia |
| Maiden voyage | Baltimore, Maryland, to Gibraltar |
| Stricken | circa 23 April 1919 |
| Fate | Returned to the U.S. Shipping Board and scrapped in Japan in 1934 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Freighter |
| Tonnage | 6,245 GRT |
| Displacement | 12,260 tons |
| Length | 423' 9" |
| Beam | 64' |
| Draft | 24' 2" |
| Speed | 10 knots |
| Complement | 60 officers and enlisted |
| Notes | After Navy service, she became the SS Fort Wayne |
USS Fort Wayne (ID 3786) was a Design 1016 freighter acquired by the U.S. Navy during the last year of World War I. She was assigned to carry cargo to Europe, after which she was decommissioned and sold by the U.S. Shipping Board. She then became the SS Fort Wayne, and was scrapped in Japan in 1934.