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Lake Worth (ID 2997)


Cargo Ship: Built in 1917 as War Banner by the Detroit Drydock Co., Wyandotte, MI; Renamed Lake Worth before completion; Acquired by the Navy and commissioned Lake Worth (ID 2997), 26 February 1918; Decommissioned, 2 August 1919 and returned to the United States Shipping Board; Sold in 1920 to Lloyd Royal Belge S.A,. Antwerp, Belgium and renamed Phoenicier; Stranded during a gale, 11 October 1923, arriving at Memel, Germany from Blyth, England with coal; Raised seven months later and towed to Memel on 4 May 1924; Declared a constructive total loss, sold in July 1924 to Stelp & Leighton, Ltd., London, England, and repaired; Renamed Amberstone; Sold in 1928 to J.A. Haarberg, Bergen, Norway and renamed Orland; Sunk by German air attack, 29 April 1940, off Midsund, Norway.

Specifications: Displacement 2,080 t.; Length 251'; Beam 43' 6"; Draft 17' 9"; Speed 10.5 kts.; Complement unknown; Armament one 5" and one 3".


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Lake Worth 39k War Banner. Historical Collections of the Great Lakes

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