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Casco (SP 1957)


Cargo Ship: Built in 1910 as Elmshorn by Flensburger Schiffbauges, Flensburg, Germany; Acquired by the Navy, 7 January 1918; Commissioned USS Casco (SP 1957), 8 January 1918; Decommissioned, 22 March 1919 at New York and transferred to the United States Shipping Board. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 4,266 t.; Length 415'; Beam 54'; Draft 23' 6"; Speed 12 kts.; Complement 70; Armament one 4" and one 3".
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Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships History: The second Casco was built in 1910 by Flensburger Schiffbauges, Flensburg, Germany, as Elmshorn; acquired by the Navy 7 January 1918 on a bare boat charter from the Shipping Board, converted at New York Navy Yard prior to formal acquisition, commissioned 8 January 19l8, Lieutenant Commander C. E. Beveridge, USNRF, in command; and reported to the Naval Overseas Transportation Service.

Operated first for Army account, and later for Shipping Board account, Casco carried Army cargo in four voyages from New York to France between 20 January and 4 December 1918. This support of the American Expeditionary Force and the Army of Occupation continued with her last voyage in January 1919, from New York to Lisbon, Portugal, carrying general cargo and Red Cross supplies. Returning to New York 3 March Casco was decommissioned 22 March 1919 and returned to the Shipping Board.


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