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Federal (SP 3657)


Cargo Ship: Built in 1918 by the Federal Shipbuilding Co, Kearney, NJ; Acquired by the Navy, 15 November 1918; Commissioned, 16 November 1918; Decommissioned, 17 June 1919 and returned to the United States Shipping Board.
Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 13,130 t.; Length 411' 6"; Beam 55'; Draft 27'; Speed 11 kts.; Complement unknown; Armament unknown.
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Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: Federal, a cargo ship, was launched in 1918 by Federal Shipbuilding Co., Kearny, N.J.; acquired by the Navy 15 November 1918; and commissioned the following day, Lieutenant Commander A. W. Pratt USNRF, in command.

Fitted to carry horses as well as general cargo, Federal transported both on her first voyage to France, 30 November 1918 to 27 January 1919. Her second voyage, 13 March to 30 April, was also with cargo for the Army, and she returned with soldier passengers. Between 8 May and 9 June, she made her last voyage in naval service, carrying hay and oats for relief activities in Europe. She was decommissioned 17 June 1919 and returned to the Shipping Board.


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