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USS Justin (I)

			International Radio Call Sign, 1912: Nan - Item - George	NIG
			International Radio Call Sign, 1913: Nan - Nan - Jig	NNJ

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Spanish Campaign Medal

Screw Steamer Collier:

Built in 1891 by R. Dixon & Co., Middlesbrough, England

Launched in 1891

Delivered to Justin S.S> Co. (A. Holland & Co.), London

Acquired in 1892 by English & American Shipping Co., Ltd. (C.T. Bowring & Col.), London

Purchased from Bowring & Archibald; and commissioned, USS Justin, 27 April 1898, CDR. George E. Ide in command

Justin performed collier service in the Chesapeake Bay area until sailing for Guantanamo Bay 2 June for coaling duties during the Spanish-American War

Returning to Virginia, Justin operated along the East Coast and in New England

She departed Norfolk 11 October bound for San Francisco, via Cape Horn, visiting Brazil, Chile, Peru, and Mexico, arriving at San Francisco 3 February 1899

Decommissioned at San Francisco, 17 February 1899

Recommissioned at Mare Island Navy Yard. 19 September 1900

USS Justin departed Mare Island, 1 October for duty in the Far East

For the next 7 years she provided fuel and supplies to the Asiatic Fleet during a period of intense and growing American activity in the Orient

She returned to San Francisco, 23 November 1907. via Guam and Honolulu

From 1907 to 1915 Justin carried coal to units of the Pacific Fleet stationed at widely scattered points from the West Coast to South America

Decommissioned, 20 December 1915, at Mare Island Navy Yard.

Struck from the Naval Register, date unknown

Purchased in 1916 by Garland Steamship Corp., New York

Sold in 1925 to Lawrence Steamship Co. Inc., New York, renamed G.M. Lawrence

Sold in 1927 to Attilio Ardito di Tommaso, Genoa, renamed S. Tomaso, reflagged Italy

Renamed San Tomoso in 1928

Sold in 1929 to Nav. Adriatica Vittorio Frausin, Venice, Italy

Sold in 1930 to Windau S.S. Co. Ltd.Enkurs", Ventspils renamed Marga , reflagged Latvia

Purchased in 1932 by the Latvijas Bank, Ventspils, Latvia

Final Disposition, broken up in 1933.

Specifications:
Displacement 1,419 t.
Length 287' 6"
Beam 39'
Depth of Hold unknown
Draft 19' 8"
Speed 10 kts
Complement 35

Armament

26-pdrs, number unknown

Propulsion steam

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By
8611401	677k	Marga in 1930		John Spivey

USS Justin (I)
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships

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