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Specifications: Displacement 6,655 t.; Length 429' 2"; Beam 53' 6"; Draft 29' 6"; Speed 15 kts.; Complement 94; Armament one 5" and one 3".
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43k | 27 February 1944 SS Pennsylvanian U.S. Coast Guard Photo |
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Scranton was refitted, refurnished, and classified as an animal transport. She loaded general cargo and sailed for Brest, France on 30 September. She arrived there on 15 October and, the following day, proceeded to La Pallice where she discharged her cargo. On 5 November, she sailed for New York.
Scranton arrived on the 15th and was docked for repairs and the installation of horse stalls. On 12 December, she sailed for St. Nazaire, France, arriving there on the 29th. She returned to New York on 29 January 1919. Scranton was detached from NOTS on 5 February and assigned to the Cruiser and Transport Force. She made three round trips to France, returning approximately 6,000 troops and passengers to the United States.
Scranton was turned over to the United States Shipping Board on 16 July 1919 and subsequently returned to the American-Hawaiian Steamship Co. She again operated as Pennsylvanian until 16 July 1944 when she was sunk by the United States Navy at San Lorenzo, France.
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