&sq=&lang=&file=File:USS_Pontiac_World_War_I_ex-ferry.jpg) Pontiac photographed prior to her World War I Navy service.
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Pontiac |
| Namesake | Chief Pontiac |
| Christened | as Pioneer |
| Completed | 1883 |
| Acquired | chartered by the US Navy 4 March 1918 |
| In service | March 1918 |
| Out of service | July 1918 |
| Refit | 1909 |
| Stricken | est. July 1918 |
| Fate | returned to owner 1918 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | ferryboat |
| Tonnage | 112 gross tons |
| Length | 114 ft (35 m) |
| Beam | 22 ft 2 in (6.76 m) |
| Draft | 4 ft 6 in (1.37 m) |
| Speed | 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) |
USS Pontiac (ID 2343) was a commercial ferryboat twice chartered by the U.S. Navy during World War I. After acquiring the ferry from the Pawtucket Steamboat Co, the Navy was not able to find an adequate use for the vessel, such as a minesweeper, and returned it, finally, to its owner.