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Lakeport (SP 2994)


Cargo Ship: Built in 1917 as War Penguin by the American Shipbuilding Co., Cleveland, OH; Renamed Lakeport prior to completion; Acquired by the Navy, 20 January 1918 and commissioned Lakeport (SP 2994) the same day; Decommissioned, 30 July 1919 and returned to the United States Shipping Board; Sold in 1920 to Lloyd Royal Belge, S.A., Antwerp, Belgium and renamed Danubier; Sold again in 1925 to Armement Gylsen, S.A., Antwerp, Belgium and renamed Houthandel; Sold in 1927 to Mansei Kisen, K.K., Tokyo, Japan and renamed Koshin Maru; Sold again in 1936 to Kuribayashi Shosen, K.K., Tokyo, Japan and renamed Kosin Maru; Wrecked at Kawasaki, Japan, during a gale, 11 December 1945.

Specifications: Displacement 2,028 t.; Length 251'; Beam 43' 5"; Draft 20'; Speed 10 kts.; Complement 56; Armament one 5" and one 3".


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