USS Hatteras (1917)

USS Hatteras (1917)

USS "Hatteras" (1917) was a Cunard Line freighter acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War I and was used to transport men and war materials to France. Post-war she was returned to the U.S. Shipping Board as redundant to needs.

Built in Baltimore for the Cunard Line

The second U.S. Navy shiup to be named "Hatteras" was built in 1917 for the Cunard Line by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. of Sparrows Point, Maryland. Acquired by the U.S. Navy for the war effort, she commissioned 23 October 1917, Lt. Comdr. W. K. Martin in command.

World War I service

Difficulty in crossing the Atlantic

After loading cargo, mainly iron, in Maryland, "Hatteras" joined a convoy at Norfolk, Virginia, and sailed for France on 26 January 1918. On 4 February the convoy ran into a severe North Atlantic Ocean storm, and "Hatteras"' steering gear broke down completely. The disabled ship headed back to Boston, Massachusetts, using a jury-rigged steering system arriving 11 days later.

On 6 March she sailed again for France via Halifax, Nova Scotia, but 11 days later ran into another severe storm, and, once again, broken steering gear forced her to turn back to Boston.

Successful crossings

On 9 April "Hatteras" sailed for France for the third time, this time through relatively calm seas, and arrived in Nantes on the 30th. Cargo successfully discharged, she returned to Baltimore on 23 May.

Thereafter she made four more Atlantic crossings, one to Nantes and three to Bordeaux, finally returning to New York City 19 March 1919.

Post-war disposal

"Hatteras" decommissioned there on 8 April 1919 and the same day was returned to the United States Shipping Board (USSB), which retained her until she was abandoned in 1938.

References

See also

* U.S. Navy
* World War I

External links

* [http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-civil/civsh-h/hattrs.htm USS Hatteras (ID # 2142), 1917-1919]


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