USS Jean

SS Jean at Newport News, Virginia, probably at the time of her completion in 1909.
History
United States
NameUSS Jean
NamesakePrevious name retained
BuilderNewport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newport News, Virginia
Launched19 June 1909
Completed1909
Acquired30 August 1918
Commissioned30 August 1918
Decommissioned15 April 1919
FateTransferred to United States Shipping Board and simultaneously returned to owners 15 April 1919
Notes
  • In commercial service as SS Jean 1909–1917
  • In U.S. Army service 1917–1918
  • In commercial service as SS Jean 1919–1926; SS Margarita Calafati 1926–1927, SS Gladstone 1927–1928, SS Sports 1928–1941 (Latvian flag until 1940, Soviet flag 1940–1941), SS Magdalena (German flag) 1941–1947, and SS Sports again (British and Panamanian flags) 1947–1954
  • Scrapped 1954
General characteristics
TypeCargo ship
Tonnage3,125 Gross register tons
Displacement6,850 tons
Length328 ft (100 m)
Beam42 ft 6 in (12.95 m)
Draft21 ft (6.4 m)
PropulsionSteam engine
Speed10 knots
Complement84
Armament2 × 3-inch (76.2-millimeter) guns

USS Jean (ID-1308) was a cargo ship that served in the United States Navy from 1918 to 1919.

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