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Lake Catherine (SP 3568)


Cargo Ship: Built in 1918 as Arthur R. Lewis by the Toledo Shipbuilding Co., Toledo, OH; Acquired by the Navy, 4 October 1918 and commissioned Lake Catherine (SP 3568)the same day. She made one trans-Atlantic voyage during the final weeks of World War I. From November 1918 until July 1919, she operated in European waters, mainly carrying food in support of post-war relief activities. Decommissioned, 15 August 1919 and returned to the United States Shipping Board. Subsequently employed as a merchant ship, she reportedly bore the names Oscar J. Lingeman, Aetna and Manasquan. The ship was scrapped in 1946.

Specifications: Displacement 1,983 t.; Length 261'; Beam 43' 6"; Draft 18' 10"; Speed 8.5 kts.; Complement 58; Armament one 3".


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Lake Catherine 69k Photographed in camouflage, at about the time she was completed.
USN Photograph NH 101994
Naval Historical Center

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