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USS Antigone (ID-3007)
U.S. Navy transport vessel / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
USS Antigone (ID-3007) was a transport for the United States Navy during World War I, and the first ship of that name for the US Navy. She was originally Neckar for Norddeutscher Lloyd from her 1900 launch until seized by the US in 1917. After her war service she was Potomac for United States Lines.
For other ships with the same name, see USS Antigone.
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Name | USS Antigone |
Namesake | Antigone |
Builder | Joh. C. Tecklenborg, Geestemünde |
Yard number | 172 |
Launched | 8 December 1900 |
Acquired | 12 July 1917 |
Commissioned | 5 September 1917 |
Decommissioned | 24 September 1919 |
Stricken | 24 September 1919 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 9,835 GRT; 6,200 NRT |
Displacement | 17,024 tons |
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Beam | 58.1 ft (17.7 m) |
Draft | 27 ft (8.2 m) |
Depth | 37.0 ft (11.3 m) |
Decks | 3 |
Installed power | 726 NHP |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h) |
Complement | 389 |
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