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Lake Erie (SP 2190)
Cargo Ship: Built in 1917 as War Beaver by the American Shipbuilding Co., Detroit, MI; Renamed Lake Erie while under construction; Acquired by the Navy, 17 January 1918 and commissioned as USS Lake Erie (SP 2190) the same day. She operated for a few months as a collier along the U.S. east coast. Beginning in April 1918, she made four round-trip voyages to Europe, carrying general cargo and mines for use in establishing anti-submarine barriers. Sunk in a collision with the steamer Hazel Branch off Cardiff, Wales on 16 January 1919; Lake Erie was raised in August and sold in November 1919 to Th. Brovig Farsund, Norway and renamed Gezina; Sold to A/S Erling Mortensen Oslo, Norway in 1946 and renamed Ragni ; Sold to Pedersen & Berge Kristiansund, Norway in 1956 and renamed Arpeco; Sold to M. Clausen Haugesund, Norway in 1958 and renamed Force; Broken up for scrap at Grimstad, Norway in 1959.
Specifications: Displacement 2,330 t.; Length 263'; Beam 43' 6"; Draft 17' 6"; Speed 9 kts.; Complement 67;
Armament unknown.
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Photographed while under construction. |
Historical Collections of the Great Lakes |
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Photographed at about the time she was completed. USN Photo NH 101997 |
Naval Historical Center |
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Photographed in an icy port, circa late 1917. USN Photo NH 101998 |
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