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Lake St. Regis (ID 4261)
Lake St. Regis served both the U. S. Army and the Navy.
Cargo Ship: Built in 1918 as War Elfin by the Great Lakes Shipbuilding Co., Ashtabula, OH; Renamed Lake St. Regis prior to completion; Acquired by the Army, (date unknown); She had been one of many freighters operated under time charter in the European Theater by General Pershing's command. Acquired by the Navy, 17 October 1918 and commissioned Lake St. Regis (ID 4261) the same day at Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom. The Naval Overseas Transportation Service first used her to carry coal between the United Kingdom and France. In February 1919, she was transferred to the U.S. Food Administration, and transported food from France to the Netherlands and Danzig. Decommissioned, 26 July 1919 and returned to the United States Shipping Board; Sold in 1926 to the Ford Motor Co., River Rouge, MI; Scrapped by the Ford Motor Co. in 1927.
Specifications: Displacement 5,175 t.; Length 253' 6"; Beam 43' 6"; Draft 20' 4"; Speed 10 kts.; Complement unknown; Armament one 3".
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Photographed circa 1918. US Navy Photo NH 65097. |
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Photographed circa 1918. US Navy Photo NH 102002. |
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