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General G. W. Goethals (ID 1443)


Transport: Built in 1912 as Grunewald by Bremer Vulkan, Vegesack, Germany; Acquired by the Navy 10 March 1919 and commissioned General G. W. Goethals (ID 1443) the same day; Decommissioned 13 September 1919 at New York, and turned over to the War Department for return to her owners, the Panama Railroad Steamship Co. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 2,783 t.; Length 367'; Beam 48' 7"; Draft 27' 6"; Speed 11 kts.; Complement unknown; Armament none.


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General G. W. Goethals 115k In port, circa 1917-1919, with the barge Ethel & Lillian alongside.
U.S. Navy photo NH 99226
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