- USS Newton (ID-4306)
The second USS "Newton" (ID-4306/IX-33) was a training ship in the
United States Navy ."Newton" was built in 1919 by L. H. Shattuck, Inc.,
Portsmouth, New Hampshire , and acquired by the U.S. Navy from theU.S. Shipping Board 2 October 1922 . Then prepared for service with theNaval Militia of the state ofNew Jersey , she served as a training ship in theJersey City area intoWorld War II .Carried on the Naval Register as an unclassified ship for most of that period, she was designated IX–33 on
17 February 1941 . On13 May 1943 she was transferred to the Armed Guard Center,Brooklyn, New York . Placed in service22 November 1944 , she was assigned to the New York Navy Yard until placed out of service14 November 1945 .Struck from the Navy Register
8 January 1946 , she sank in theHudson River the same month and her hulk was sold12 September 1946 .
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