USS Edith (ID-3459)
| History | |
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| Name: | USS Edith |
| Acquired: | 1 October 1918 |
| Commissioned: | 1918 |
| Decommissioned: | 18 May 1919 |
| Fate: | Returned to owner, 1919 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Cargo ship |
| Displacement: | 7,160 long tons (7,275 t) |
| Length: | 338 ft (103 m) |
| Beam: | 46 ft 2 in (14.07 m) |
| Draft: | 21 ft 6 in (6.55 m) |
| Speed: | 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) |
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| Service record | |
| Operations: | World War I |
USS Edith (No. 3459) was a supply ship in the United States Navy.
Edith was acquired from the Shipping Board and commissioned on 1 October 1918, Lieutenant Commander W. E. Briggs, USNRF, in command.
Cargo assignments
On 1 November Edith sailed for Nantes, France, with a cargo of ammunition and trucks. Returning to New York on 12 December, she loaded cargo destined for South America, discharging a portion at Bahia, Brazil, and the remainder at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. At Santos, Brazil, she took on sugar cane for delivery to New Orleans, Louisiana; however, engine trouble caused her to complete the trip under tow by the U.S. Navy tug Potomac.
Decommissioning
Edith was decommissioned on 18 May 1919 and returned to her owner.
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.