USS Fort Wayne

USS Fort Wayne (ID 3786) was a Design 1016 freighter acquired by the U.S. Navy during the last year of World War I. She was assigned to carry cargo to Europe, after which she was decommissioned and sold by the U.S. Shipping Board. She then became the SS Fort Wayne, and was scrapped in Japan in 1934.

Fort Wayne possibly photographed at her builder's yard at Baltimore, Maryland, around the time of her completion in December 1918.
History
United States
NameUSS Fort Wayne
NamesakeFormer name retained
BuilderBaltimore Drydock and Shipbuilding Co., Baltimore, Maryland
Launched28 September 1918
Completed1918
Acquired27 December 1918
Commissioned27 December 1918
Decommissioned23 April 1919 at Norfolk, Virginia
Maiden voyageBaltimore, Maryland, to Gibraltar
Strickencirca 23 April 1919
FateReturned to the U.S. Shipping Board and scrapped in Japan in 1934
General characteristics
TypeFreighter
Tonnage6,245 GRT
Displacement12,260 tons
Length423' 9"
Beam64'
Draft24' 2"
Speed10 knots
Complement60 officers and enlisted
NotesAfter Navy service, she became the SS Fort Wayne

Constructed in Baltimore

Fort Wayne (No. 3786), a 6245 gross register ton (12,260 tons displacement) freighter, was built in 1918 by Baltimore Drydock and Shipbuilding Co., Baltimore, Maryland; acquired by the Navy 27 December 1918; and commissioned as USS Fort Wayne (ID-3786) the same day.

World War I support

The ship loaded general cargo and sailed from Baltimore 26 January 1919 for Gibraltar, with a refueling stop at the Azores. At Gibraltar Fort Wayne received orders to deliver a full load of cargo for the Italian government at La Spezzia, Italy, where she arrived in mid-February. Because of a shortage of cargo handling workers she was delayed there for almost a month and finally sailed for Norfolk, Virginia, arriving there on 20 April.

After refueling at the Azores the freighter had to return there in early April for repairs to her propeller.

Final decommissioning and subsequent history

USS Fort Wayne was decommissioned at Norfolk, Virginia, 23 April 1919 and returned to the U.S. Shipping Board. SS Fort Wayne was sold by the Shipping Board to a commercial firm in 1929 and was scrapped in Japan in 1934.

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