USS Hector (AC-7)

Off the Cavite Navy Yard, Philippine Islands, circa March 1915, with submarines A-3, A-5 and B-1 on deck, after transporting them out from the United States. - B-1 is on Hector's starboard side. The two A-boats are in the center and port side cradles.
History
United States
Name	USS Hector
Namesake	Hector
Builder	Maryland Steel Company, Sparrows Point, Maryland
Launched	3 July 1909
Commissioned	22 October 1909
Stricken	1916 (est.)
Homeport	Norfolk, Virginia
Fate	Wrecked off the Atlantic coast, 14 July 1916 Sank three days later
General characteristics
Type	Collier
Displacement	11,230 long tons (11,410 t)
Length	403 ft (123 m)
Beam	53 ft (16 m)
Draft	24 ft 8 in (7.52 m)
Propulsion	Steam engine
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	82 officers and enlisted

USS Hector (AC-7) was a collier acquired by the United States Navy prior to World War I. She carried coal to those ships still using it as fuel to build up steam for their engines, and continued that service until her wrecking and sinking in 1916. She was the sister ship of USS Mars.