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USS Sturgeon Bay (IX-27)

Freighter:

Built in 1918 as an Emergency Fleet Corp (design 1007) freighter by Lake & Ocean Navigation Co., Sturgeon Bay, WI.

Delivered in November 1918

Acquired by the US Navy from the United State Shipping Board (USSB), 24 September 1921

Initially assigned to the 9th Naval District (Great Lakes)

Transferred to the 3rd Naval District (New York) in June 1922

Commissioned USS Sturgeon Bay (IX-27), 7 June 1922, at Norfolk, VA.

Turned over to the New York State Naval Militia, on loan, in June 1922, for use as a floating armory at Buffalo, N.Y.

Returned to the Commandant, 3rd Naval District for disposal, 30 January 1928

Decommissioned and struck from the Naval Register, 7 February 1928

Sol,d, 5 march 1928, to Donahue Stratton Co., Milwaukee, WI.

Final Disposition, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 826 t.(net)
Length 245' 0"
Beam 42' 0"
Draft 23' 11" (mean)
Speed 10 k.
Compliment unknown
Armament unknown
Propulsion triple expansion steam engine, single shaft

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By
	22k	*USS Sturgeon Bay* (IX-27)** underway in the Great Lakes in November 1918. US Navy photo # NH 85642 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center.		US Naval Historical Center

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DANFS history entry at the US Naval Historical Center

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
Fleet Reserve Association

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