USS Quinnebaug (SP-1687)
USS Quinnebaug (ID-1687) 1919 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name |
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| Builder | John Roach & Sons, Delaware River Iron Ship Building and Engine Works, Chester, Pennsylvania |
| Launched | 14 October 1898 |
| Completed | June 1899 |
| Commissioned | 28 March 1918 |
| Decommissioned | 6 February 1919 |
| Identification | O/N 77356 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Minelayer (in 1918) |
| Displacement | 5,150 tons |
| Length | 375 ft (114 m) |
| Beam | 42 ft (13 m) |
| Draft | 18.5 ft (5.6 m) |
| Speed | 16 knots |
| Capacity | 612 mines (642 max) |
| Crew | 18 officers and 392 men |
| Armament |
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The third USS Quinnebaug was originally the Old Dominion Steamship Company Jefferson built by the Delaware River Iron Ship Building and Engine Works, Chester, Pennsylvania. She was launched on 14 October 1898 and completed during June, 1899. The ship was acquired for World War I naval service and, as USS Quinnebaug, participated in planting the North Sea Mine Barrage. In March 1919 the ship returned to service as Jefferson with the Old Dominion Line.