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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Vulcan |
| Namesake | Vulcan |
| Builder | Maryland Steel Company, Sparrows Point, Maryland |
| Laid down | 5 October 1908 |
| Launched | 15 May 1909 |
| Commissioned | 2 October 1909 |
| Decommissioned | 4 May 1912 |
| Recommissioned | 25 February 1914 |
| Decommissioned | 20 July 1921 |
| Reclassified | AC-15, 17 July 1920 |
| Stricken | 26 April 1923 |
| Fate | Sold, 12 December 1923 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Collier |
| Displacement | 11,250 long tons (11,430 t) |
| Length | 403 ft (123 m) |
| Beam | 53 ft (16 m) |
| Draft | 24 ft 8 in (7.52 m) (mean) |
| Depth of hold | 29 ft 6 in (8.99 m) |
| Speed | 12.82 kn (14.75 mph; 23.74 km/h) |
| Complement | 82 |
| Armament | None |
USS Vulcan (Collier No. 5/AC-5) was a collier of the United States Navy.
The second ship to bear the name, she was laid down on 5 October 1908, at Sparrows Point, Maryland, by the Maryland Steel Company, launched on 15 May 1909, and commissioned at the Norfolk Navy Yard on 2 October 1909.