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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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Photographed circa late 1917, with ice and snow in the
vicinity. US Navy Photo NH 101999 |
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