USS Walter A. Luckenbach

SS Walter A. Luckenbach on her trails voyage on 30 May 1918
History
United States
NameUSS Walter A. Luckenbach
NamesakePrevious name retained
BuilderSeattle Construction and Drydock Company, Seattle, Washington
Launched19 December 1917
Completed1918
Acquired9 June 1918
Commissioned9 June 1918
Decommissioned28 July 1919
Stricken28 July 1919
Fate
  • Returned to owner 28 July 1919
  • Placed in mercantile service
  • Probably scrapped in 1958-1959
NotesIn commercial service as SS Walter A. Luckenbach 1919-1950, as SS A. L. Bisso 1950, and as SS Mardin from 1950
General characteristics
TypeCargo ship and troop transport
Tonnage8,286 tons gross
Displacement17,170 tons
Length469 ft 3 in (143.03 m)
Beam55 ft 11 in (17.04 m)
Draft30 ft 7 in (9.32 m) mean
PropulsionSteam
Speed14 kn (26 km/h)
Complement70

USS Walter A. Luckenbach (ID-3171) was a United States Navy cargo ship and troop transport in commission from 1918 to 1919.

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