USS Suwanee in 1919.
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Suwanee |
Namesake | An alternative spelling for the Suwannee River in Georgia and Florida (previous name retained) |
Builder | Bremer-Vulkan Works, Vegesack, Germany |
Completed | 1913 |
Acquired | 11 April 1919 |
Commissioned | 11 April 1919 |
Decommissioned | 4 October 1919 |
Fate |
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Notes | In commercial service as German cargo ship SS Mark from 1913-1917 and as American cargo ship SS Suwanee from 1917-1919; renamed SS Poznan sometime after 1919 return to commercial service |
General characteristics | |
Type | Transport |
Tonnage | 6,579 Gross register tons |
Displacement | 16,240 tons |
Length | 491 ft 2 in (149.71 m) |
Beam | 59 ft 1 in (18.01 m) |
Draft | 26 ft (7.9 m) (mean) |
Propulsion | Steam engine |
Speed | 12.9 knots |
USS Suwanee (ID-1320) was a United States Navy transport in commission in 1919. She was the second ship to carry her name.