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USAT Wright

Transport
  • Laid down, date unknown, at Scott & Co., Bowling, Scotland
  • Launched, 13 November 1886
  • Delivered in December 1886 to W. Watt, Glasgow, Scotland, named SS Marmion
  • Sold to 1889 to W.D.B. James, Glasgow, Scotland, name retained
  • Sold in 1890 to the Boston Fruit Co., Boston, MA., for $64500, renamed SS Bowden, reflagged United States
  • Sold June 1898 to Massachusetts Volunteer Aid Association, renamed SS Bay State
  • Outfitted as a hospital ship at the the cost of $175,000, paid for through public subscription from the Massachusetts Volunteer Aid Association
  • The ship was purposely intended to bring troops back from Cuba, but the ship's outfitting was apparently not completed in time
  • Renamed SS Aid in 1898, becoming operational, 15 November 1898
  • Purchased by the US Army Quartermaster Corps for $100,000 from the Massachusetts Relief Association
  • Accepted for service by the US Army Quartermaster Corps in 1898
  • Commission USAT Wright in 1899, the ship was used to transport Massachusetts troops back to the U.S. from Puerto Rico
  • Decommissioned, date unknown
  • Sold in 1914 to J.M. Poizat & Co., Manila, Philippines, renamed SS Gabrielle Poizat
  • Sold in 1925 to Cia. Maritima, Manila, Philippines, renamed SS Jolo
  • Final Disposition, wrecked at Malapasgua Island off the coast of Cebu, Philippines, 23 Oct 1933
    Specifications:
    Displacement 408t.(lt) 777t.(fl)
    Length 207'3"
    Beam 26'1"
    Draft 11'9"
    Depth of Hold unknown
    Speed unknown
    Armament unknown
    Propulsion single 3 cylinder triple expansion steam engine, 140nhp, one propeller
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    Massachusetts Volunteer Aid Association
    Wright 44k Massachusetts Volunteer Aid Association hospital ship SS Bay State underway, date and location unknown
    Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, 19 January 1899    		 David Wright
    Wright 75k Massachusetts Volunteer Aid Association hospital ship SS Bay State underway, date and location unknown
    Digital Commonwealth Massachusetts Collections Online - Boston Public Library - Boston Pictorial Archive (Collection of Distinction)    		 David Wright
    USAT Wright
    Wright 31k USAT Wright underway, date and location unknown
    US Army photo    		 David Wright
    Wright 12k USAT Wright a personal biography of a seagoing career told by the daughter from tales told by many family members of the Chief Engineer J.D. Harrover who served in the United States Army Transport Service.
    "Photo Journal of Pacific Adventures", 1977, 191 page hard cover book    		 Tommy Trampp
    Wright 39k
    Wright 31k
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    State Library of Massachusetts - Massachusetts Volunteer Aid Association Collection
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