USS Nereus (AC-10)
Nereus loads coal at Nagasaki, Japan in April 1916 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Nereus |
| Namesake | Nereus |
| Builder | Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company |
| Laid down | 4 December 1911 |
| Launched | 26 April 1913 |
| Commissioned | 10 September 1913 |
| Decommissioned | 30 June 1922 |
| Stricken | 5 December 1940 |
| Fate |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Proteus-class collier |
| Displacement | 19,360 long tons (19,670 t) (full load) |
| Length | 542 ft (165 m) |
| Beam | 65 ft (20 m) |
| Draft | 27 ft 9 in (8.46 m) |
| Speed | 15 kn (17 mph; 28 km/h) |
| Complement | 236 officers and enlisted |
USS Nereus (AC-10) was one of four Proteus-class colliers built for the United States Navy before World War I. Named for Nereus, an aquatic deity from Greek mythology, she was the second U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name. Nereus was laid down on 4 December 1911, and launched on 26 April 1913 by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Newport News, Virginia, and commissioned on 10 September 1913.