USS Keresan

USS Keresan ca. late 1918.
History
United States
NameUSS Keresan
NamesakeThe Keresan family of the Pueblo people (previous name retained)
BuilderPickersgill and Sons, Ltd., Sunderland, England
Launched18 December 1911
Completed1912
Acquired18 September 1918
Commissioned18 September 1918
Decommissioned26 June 1919
FateTransferred to United States Shipping Board 26 June 1919 for simultaneous return to owner
Notes
  • In commercial service as SS Eriodiade 1912-1914, as SS Keresan 1919-1921, as SS Mount Seward 1921-1922, as SS Debreczen 1922-1927, as SS Fenwell 1927-1928, as SS Chislehurst 1928-1933, and as Yolande B and SS Yolande 1933-1938
  • Wrecked 5 March 1938
General characteristics
TypeCargo ship
Tonnage4,507 Gross register tons
Displacement8,700 tons
Length380 ft 6 in (115.98 m)
Beam50 ft 1 in (15.27 m)
Draft11 ft (3.4 m) (mean)
PropulsionSteam engine
Speed11 knots (maximum)
Complement62
Armament
  • 1 × 6-inch (152-millimeter) gun
  • 1 × 3-inch (76.2-millimeter) gun

USS Keresan (ID-1806) was a United States Navy cargo ship in commission from 1918 to 1919.

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