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Munsomo (ID 1607)



Civilian call sign (1919):
Love - George - Boy - Nan
Freighter:

  • Built in 1916 by the Maryland Steel Co., Sparrows Point, MD
  • Commissioned USS Munsomo (ID 1607), 26 July 1918 at Baltimore, MD
  • Delivered to the Navy 28 July 1918
  • Decommissioned 4 February 1919 and returned to her owners
  • Sold to Italy in 1938 and renamed Capo Orso
  • Sunk 16 February 1943 by British aircraft of the west coast of Sicily.

    Specifications:

  • Displacement 7,345 t.
  • Length 828' 6"
  • Beam 46' 2"
  • Draft 21' 6"
  • Speed 10 kts.
  • Complement 65
  • Armament: Two 3"/50 mounts
  • Propulsion: Two single ended boilers, one 2,300hp vertical triple expansion steam engine, one shaft.
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    for full size image    		 Size Image Description Source
    Munsomo 55k Probably photographed soon after completion
    Naval Historical Center photo NH 65130    		 Robert Hurst
    Munsomo 100k Photo may have been taken around the time of a 1917 inspection by the Third Naval District
    Naval Historical Center photo NH 105276
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