USS Moosehead (ID-2047)
SS Moosehead in port with Maine Central Railroad markings on her bow ca. 1917-1918, prior to her U.S. Navy service. | |
| History | |
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| United States | |
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| Namesake |
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| Builder | Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine |
| Launched | 4 March 1911 |
| Completed | 1911 |
| Acquired | 28 March 1918 |
| Commissioned | 1918 |
| Decommissioned | 1930 |
| Renamed | USS Porpoise 11 August or 8 November 1920 |
| Reclassified | From ID-2047 to YFB-2047 11 August or 8 November 1920 |
| Stricken | 30 December 1930 |
| Fate | Sold 24 February 1931, wrecked 17 December 1941 |
| Notes | Served as commercial steamer SS Moosehead 1911-1918 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Steamer |
| Displacement | 710 tons |
| Length | 194 ft 11 in (59.41 m) |
| Beam | 35 ft 9 in (10.90 m) |
| Draft | 10 ft 9 in (3.28 m) mean |
| Propulsion | Steam engine |
The first USS Moosehead (ID-2047), later the fourth USS Porpoise (YFB-2047), was a steamer that served in the United States Navy from 1918 to 1930.