USS Quincy (AK-10)

History
German Empire
NameVogesen
OwnerH. Vogemann, Hamburg, Germany
BuilderWilliam Doxford & Sons, 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 cargo ship acquired by the U.S. Navy for service in World War I.

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