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Herman Frasch (ID 1617)

Herman Frasch served both the U. S. Army and the Navy.
Sunk 3 October 1918

Collier: Built in 1910 by the Fore River Shipbuilding Co., Quincy, MA; Acquired by the Army, (date unknown); Acquired by the Navy, 19 September 1918; Commissioned Herman Frasch (ID 1617), (date unknown); Sunk 3 October 1918 following a collision with George G. Henry (ID 1560) southeast of Nova Scotia, Canada.

Specifications: Displacement 9,000 t.; Length 345'; Beam 48' 4"; Draft 25' 3"; Speed 11 kts.; Complement 89;
Armament unknown.


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