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Felix Taussig (SP 2282)


Cargo Ship: Built in 1917 by the Newport News Shipbuilding Co., Newport News, VA; Acquired by the Navy, 29 August 1918; Commissioned, 31 August 1918; Decommissioned, 26 April 1919 at Philadelphia, PA and returned to her owners the same day. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 12,926 t.; Length 410' 6"; Beam 55' 1"; Draft 27' 6"; Speed 11 kts.; Complement 62; Armament one 4" and one 3".
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Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: Felix Taussig (No. 2282), a cargo ship, was built in 1917 by Newport News Shipbuilding Co., acquired by the Navy 29 August 1918; and commissioned 31 August 1918, Lieutenant Commander C. R. Calhoun in command.

Using Philadelphia as her departure port, Felix Taussig made two voyages to Brest, and one to Bordeaux and St. Nazaire, between 17 September 1918 and 1 April 1919. She carried provisions and general cargo for the Army outward bound, and returned in ballast, with some passengers on her last voyage. Decommissioned at Philadelphia 26 April 1919, Felix Taussig was returned to her owners the same day.


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