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Buford (ID 3818)


Buford served both the U. S. Army and Navy.

Transport Ship: Built in 1890 as Mississippi by Harland and Wolff, Ltd., Belfast, Ireland; Acquired by the Army in 1898 and renamed the USAT Buford; Transferred to the Navy 14 January 1919 at New York; Commissioned USS Buford (ID 3818), 15 January 1919; Decommissioned 2 September 1919 and returned to the Army Transport Service. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 8,583 t.; Length 371'; Beam 44' 2"; Draft 26'; Speed 10 kts.; Complement 202; Armament two 3".


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Buford 120k USAT Buford probably photographed prior to World War I.
Photograph from the Army Signal Corps Collection in the U.S.
National Archives.
U.S. Navy Photo 111-SC-89836
Naval Historical Center
Buford 98k USAT Buford at Manzanillo, Mexico, to embark American refugees,
October 1912.
Courtesy of Miss L. Wolford, Historical Section, U.S. Navy, 1926.
USN Photograph NH 54477
Naval Historical Center
Buford 152k Post card dated 1939 showing USAT Buford at Q.M. Dock, Manila, Philippines © Richard Leonhardt

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