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William Isom (SP 1555)


Tanker: Built in 1917 by the Baltimore Drydock & Shipbuilding Corp., Baltimore, MD; Acquired by the Navy 1 May 1918 and commissioned William Isom (ID 1555) the same day; Decommissioned 21 August 1919 and returned to the United States Shipping Board for return to her owners, the Sinclair Gulf Corp.; Sold in 1920 to the American Italian Commercial Corp.; Sold in the mid-1920s to the Cuba Distilling Co.; Sold in 1930 to Edwin B. DeGolia for the Hillcone Steamship Co.and renamed SS Edwin B. DeGolia; Sold in late 1947/early 1948 to the Artemis Maritime Co. of Panama and renamed SS Demosthenes until late 1955/early 1956. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 7,045 t.; Length between perpendiculars 293'; Beam 47'; Draft 23'; Speed 10.5 kts.; Complement 44; Armament one 5" and one 3".


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