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Kiowa (SP 1842)


Mine Carrier: Built in 1917 by the American Shipbuilding Co., Cleveland, OH; Acquired by the Navy, 26 February 1918 and commissioned the same day; Decommissioned, 16 January 1919 at Norfolk, VA and returned to her owners. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 4,500 t.; Length 261'; Beam 43' 6"; Draft 17' 9"; Speed 9 kts.; Complement 62; Armament one 5" and one 3".
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Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: The second Kiowa (No. 1842) was launched 1917 by the American Shipbuilding Co., Cleveland, Ohio, taken over from the Atlantic, Gulf & West Indies S.S. Line 26 February 1918; and commissioned the same day, Lt. Comdr. A. Hopen in command.

Assigned to NOTS, Kiowa arrived Norfolk 25 March 1918, to transport coal along the Atlantic coast. She returned Hampton Roads during April to load mines for the North Sea mine-laying squadron. Kiowa sailed 30 April and arrived Obran, Scotland, 20 May. She made two additional cruises carrying mine equipment to North Sea ports before clearing Norfolk 6 December with a cargo of coal for Bermuda. Kiowa returned Norfolk 22 December, and decommissioned there 16 January 1919 for simultaneous return to her owners.


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