SS Cacique in port, possibly when she was inspected by the 12th Naval District on 27 December 1917.
History
United States
Name
USS Cacique
Namesake
Cacique is the Spanish adaptation of an Indian word for prince or chieftain.
Owner
New York and Pacific Steamship Company of New York City
Builder
Short Brothers of Sunderland, England
Christened
SS Cacique
Completed
in 1910 at Pallion, Sunderland
Acquired
leased by the US Navy 19 August 1918
Commissioned
19 August 1918 as USS Cacique (ID # 2213).
Decommissioned
24 March 1919 at Baltimore, Maryland
Fate
Returned to the United States Shipping Board on 24 March 1919 for return to her owners
General characteristics
Type
Cargo ship
Tonnage
6,202 GRT
Length
394 ft 2 in (120.14 m)
Beam
52 ft 3 in (15.93 m)
Draft
27 ft 11 in (8.51 m)
Installed power
three-cylinder triple-expansion steam engine
Propulsion
single screw
Speed
10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement
70
Armament
1x 5 inches (130 mm) gun mount
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