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Evansville (ID 2996)
ex-Lake Tahoe


Cargo Ship: Built in August 1917 as S. N. A. 4 by the Great Lakes Engineering Works, Detroit, MI; Renamed Lake Tahoe; Acquired by the Navy, 24 December 1917; Commissioned Lake Tahoe (SP 2996), 16 February 1918; Renamed Evansville, 25 November 1918; Decommissioned, 23 August 1919 at Norfolk, VA and returned to the United States Shipping Board; Renamed Soriano; Scrapped in 1939.

Specifications: Displacement 8,040 t.; Length 387' 3"; Beam 43' 9"; Draft 23'; Speed 11 kts.; Complement 82; Armament one 5" and one 3".


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Lake Tahoe 86k Possibly photographed upon completion of her construction by the Great Lakes Engineering Works, Detroit, Michigan, in 1917.
U.S. Navy photo NH 70461
Naval Historical Center
Lake Tahoe 111k Possibly photographed when she was inspected by the Third Naval District on 28 December 1917.
U.S. Navy photo NH 99405
Naval Historical Center

Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships:

Evansville

A city in Indiana.

The first Evansville (No. 2996), a cargo ship, was built in 1917 by Great Lakes Engineering Works, Detroit, Mich., as Lake Tahoe, acquired by the Navy 24 December 1917, commissioned as Lake Tahoe 16 February 1918, Lieutenant Commander G. T. Rex, USNRF, in command; and renamed Evansville 25 November 1918.

Between 25 February 1918 and 7 January 1919, Evansville made two voyages to France and two to the United Kingdom, carrying a variety of cargo which included tractors for the French Ministry of Agriculture, and returning with naval guns and stores no longer needed at Scottish bases.

Evansville made two voyages from Hampton Roads to San Francisco from 15 February 1919 to 9 May, then was decommissioned 23 August 1919 at Norfolk, and returned to the Shipping Board.


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