USS Nantahala (ID-3519)
SS Nantahala at anchor on 30 October 1918 during her sea trials. She is painted in dazzle camouflage. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Nantahala |
| Namesake | Previous name retained |
| Builder | Western Pipe and Steel Company, San Francisco, California, |
| Launched | 4 July 1918 |
| Acquired | 16 November 1918 |
| Commissioned | 16 November 1918 |
| Decommissioned | 17 April 1919 |
| Fate |
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| General characteristics | |
| Type | Design 1019 cargo ship |
| Tonnage | 5,895 GRT |
| Displacement | 12,250 long tons (12,447 t) |
| Length | 427 ft (130 m) |
| Beam | 54 ft (16 m) |
| Draft | 24 ft 2 in (7.37 m) |
| Propulsion | Steam engine, one shaft |
| Speed | 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) |
| Complement | 72 |
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The first USS Nantahala (ID-3519) was a United States Navy cargo ship in commission from 1918 to 1919.