 USAT Sheridan in Manila
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| History | |
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  United Kingdom | |
| Name | Massachusetts (1891–1898) |
| Operator | Atlantic Transport Line |
| Builder | Harland & Wolff, Belfast |
| Launched | 17 December 1891 |
| Homeport | London, England |
| Identification | Official number 99046 |
| Fate | Sold for $660,000 |
  United States | |
| Name |
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| Operator | Army Transport Service |
| Homeport | Fort Mason, California |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sold for $20,250 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | |
| Displacement | 7,496 long tons (7,616 t) |
| Length | 445.5 ft (135.8 m) |
| Beam | 49 ft 3 in (15.01 m) |
| Draft | 24 ft (7.3 m) |
| Depth of hold | 30 ft (9.1 m) |
| Decks | 5 |
| Installed power | 1,200 hp (890 kW) |
| Propulsion | 2 x triple-expansion steam engines |
| Speed | 13.5 knots |
The steamship Massachusetts was steel-hulled freighter built for the Atlantic Transport Line in 1891. She carried live cattle and frozen beef from the United States to England until the advent of the Spanish–American War. In 1898 she was purchased by the United States Army for use as an ocean-going troopship. During the Spanish–American War she carried troops and supplies between the U.S. mainland, Cuba, and Puerto Rico.
After the war, she was renamed USAT Sheridan and was fitted for service in the Pacific, supporting U.S. bases in Hawaii, Guam, and the Philippines. In addition to her regular supply missions, she transported American troops to several conflicts in the Pacific, including the Philippine Insurrection, the 1911 Revolution in China, and the Siberian Intervention of World War I. Her last sailing in government service was in March 1921. The ship was sold and scrapped in 1923.