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Lake Ontario (ID 2992)


Cargo Ship: Built in 1917 as War Castle by the Manttowoc Shipbuilding Co., Manitowoc, WI; Renamed Lake Ontario by the United States Shipping Board (USSB) soon after completion; Acquired by the Navy, 22 December 1917; Commissioned Lake Ontario (ID 2992), February 1918. She carried fuel to Tampico, Mexico, on her maiden voyage. During the spring of 1918, the ship crossed the Atlantic to Scotland with a cargo of fuel. From June into December, Lake Ontario completed three more trans-Atlantic trips, transporting mines for use in the North Sea anti-submarine mine barrier. Her last Navy voyage was made to Bermuda. Decommissioned, 26 February 1919 and returned to the USSB; Sold for scrap in 1926 to the Ford Motor Co., River Rouge, MI; Scrapped in 1928.

Specifications: Displacement 2,003 t.; Length 261'; Beam 43' 6"; Draft 20'; Speed 10 kts.; Complement 64; Armament one 5" and one 3".


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War Castle 46k War Castle Historical Collections of the Great Lakes
War Castle 46k Photographed circa late 1917, with ice and snow in the vicinity.
US Navy Photo NH 101999
Naval Historical Center

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