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F. J. Luckenbach (ID 2160)
Cargo Ship: Built in 1917 by the Fore River Shipbuilding Corp., Quincy, MA; Acquired by the Navy, 9 January 1918 and commissioned the same day; Decommissioned, 18 August 1919 and returned to the United States Shipping Board the same day for return to her owner, the Luckenbach Steamship Co.
Fate unknown.
Specifications: Displacement 15,650 t.; Length 468' 4"; Beam 56'; Draft 30' 6"; Speed 13 kts.; Complement 92; Armament one 6" and one 3".
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At anchor in 1918, while painted in "dazzle" camouflage. U.S. Navy photo NH 45880 |
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At Boston, Massachusetts, 18 June 1919. Photographed by J.C. Crosby, Boston. U.S. Navy photo NH 46899 |
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Underway, probably in 1919. U.S. Navy photo NH 11 |
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Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: F. J. Luckenbach, (No. 2160) a cargo ship, was launched 15 September 1917 by Fore River Shipbuilding Corp., Quincy, Mass., acquired by the Navy 9 January 1918, and commissioned the same day, Lieutenant Commander W. McLean, USNRF, in command.Outfitted as an animal transport, F. J. Luckenbach carried horses, mules, and general Army cargo on five voyages to France from New York between 12 February 1918 and 21 February 1919. She was then converted for troop transport duty, and made two voyages to return veterans of the American Expeditionary Force between April and July 1919. Decommissioned 18 August 1919, F. J. Luckenbach was returned to the Shipping Board the same day.
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