USS Sierra (ID-1634)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Sierra.

USS Sierra (ID-1634)
USS Sierra (ID-1634) in port, ca. 1919.
History
United States
NameUSS Sierra
NamesakeSierra Nevada mountain range (previous name retained)
BuilderWilliam Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Launched29 May 1900[1]
Completed1900
Acquired27 May 1918
Commissioned1 July 1918
Decommissioned1 October 1919
Stricken1 October 1919
FateReturned to owners 1 October 1919
NotesOperated as commercial passenger ship SS Sierra 1900-1918 and from 1919; later renamed SS Gdansk
General characteristics
TypeTroop transport
Tonnage5,989 Gross register tons[2]
Displacement9,680 tons (normal)
Length416 ft 0 in (126.80 m)
Beam50 ft 2 in (15.29 m)
Draft24 ft 0 in (7.32 m) (mean)
Depth25 ft 11 in (7.90 m)
PropulsionSteam
Speed16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement284
Armament
  • 4 × 6-inch (152-mm) guns
  • 2 × 1-pounder (0.45-kg) guns
  • 2 × machine guns

The first USS Sierra (ID-1634) was a troop transport of the United States Navy that served during World War I and its immediate aftermath.

  1. ^ Marine Engineering (July 1900).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference nh10 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).