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Jeanette Skinner (SP 1321)


Cargo Ship: Built in 1917 by the Skinner and Eddy Corp., Seattle, WA; Acquired by the Navy, 12 April 1918 and commissioned the same day; Decommissioned, 10 June 1919 and returned to the United States Shipping Board for return to her owners. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 5,700 t.; Length 410' 6"; Beam 54'; Draft 24' 2"; Speed 10 kts.; Complement 32; Armament one 6" and one 6-pounder.
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Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships History: Jeanette Skinner, a cargo ship, was launched in 1917 by Skinner & Eddy Corp., Seattle, Wash.; taken over by the Navy from the USSB; and commissioned 12 April 1918. Lt. Comdr. C. A. Nickerson, USNRF, in command.

Jeanette Skinner was assigned to NOTS to transport cargo from the United States to France. After loading general supplies, she departed New York 3 May and arrived Brest, France 2 weeks later. After four round-trip cruises to replenish supplies in war-depleted Europe, Jeannette Skinner arrived Baltimore 2 June 1919. She decommissioned 10 June and was returned to the USSB for return to her owners.


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