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Lake Damita (Collier)

Sank 6 November 1918

Collier: Built in 1918 by the American Shipbuilding Co., Detroit, MI; Launched 25 June 1918; Acquired by the Navy 2 August 1918 and commissioned the same day at Montreal, Canada; Struck a rock and grounded 6 November 1918 in Anse de Bertheaume on the north shore of the entrance to Brest, France; Returned to the War Department to be sold. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 1,447 t.; Length 261'; Beam 43' 6"; Draft 21'; Speed 9 kts.; Complement 52; Armament one 3".


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