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Canadauiga (ID 1694)


Minelayer: Built in 1901 as El Siglo by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Corp., Newport News, VA; Acquired by the Navy 23 November 1917; Commissioned Canadaigua (ID 1694), 2 March 1918; Decommissioned 22 September 1919 at New York and returned to the United States Shipping Board. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 7,620 t.; Length 379' 9"; Beam 48' 3"; Draft 22' 6"; Speed 16 kts.; Complement 368; Armament one 5" and two 3".


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Canonicus 125k U.S. Navy Mine Layers steaming in line abreast during the laying of the North Sea mine barrage, September 1918. Analysis of camouflage patterns indicates that these ships are (from front to rear): USS Roanoke (ID 1695); USS Housatonic (ID 1697); USS Shawmut (ID 1255); USS Canandaigua (ID 1694); USS Canonicus (ID 1696); with USS Quinnebaug (ID 1687) and USS Saranac (ID 1702) in the left and right center distance. A four-stack British cruiser is in the left distance.
U.S. Navy photo 61101
Naval Historical Center
Quinnebaug 71k U.S. Navy minelayers proceeding to sea in two columns, in Area Number 2 of the North Sea, September 1918. Ships in the column at left are (from front to rear): Roanoke, Housatonic, Quinnebaug and Baltimore. Ships in column at right are (from front to rear): Canonicus (out of picture, to right), Canandaigua, Aroostook and Saranac.
Photograph from the Army Signal Corps Collection in the U.S.
National Archives.
U. S. Army Signal Corps Photo 111-SC-43563
Naval Historical Center

Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships History: The second Canandaigua (No. 1694), a minelayer, was built in 1901 by Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Corp., Newport News, VA., as El Siglo, transferred from the Shipping Board 23 November 1917; fitted out as a minelayer by Morse Dry Dock and Repair Co., Brooklyn, N.Y.; and commissioned 2 March l918, Commander W. H. Reynolds in command.

Assigned to Mine Squadron 1, Mine Force, Canandaigua sailed from Newport, R.I., 12 May 1918 and arrived at Inverness 6 weeks later. Participating in the laying of the gigantic North Sea Mine Barrage, she made 13 runs from Inverness, handling her hazardous duty with the precision and care required for a successful mine plant.

Following the signing of the Armistice, Canandaigua sailed for conversion to a troop transport at Boston Navy Yard, and on 11 March 1919 was assigned to the Cruiser and Transport Force. Between 8 April and 26 August, she made four voyages to France, returning some 4,800 servicemen. Canandaigua was decommissioned at New York 22 September 1919 and returned to the Shipping Board the same day.


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