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Lake Frances (SP 4406)


Cargo Ship: Built in 1918 as J. W. McGrath by the American Shipbuilding Co., Toledo, OH; Renamed Lake Frances while under construction; Acquired by the Navy, 31 July 1918 and commissioned USS Lake Frances (SP 4406) the same day; Decommissioned, 23 September 1919 and returned to the United States Shipping Board; Reportedly sold to Richmond & New York Steamship Co., in 1920, then repossessed by U.S. Shipping Board; Sold in 1924 to Frank Paramino, San Francisco, CA; Sold in 1936 to the Coastal Steamship Co., San Francisco, CA; Sold in 1946 to the Lee Che Co., Shanghai, China and renamed Lee Hwa. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 2,043 t.; Length 251'; Beam 43' 6"; Draft 19' 9"; Speed 10.5 kts.; Complement unknown; Armament one 4".


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Lake Frances 31k Under construction. Historical Collections of the Great Lakes

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