For other ships with the same name, see USS Wayne.
For other uses, see Fort Wayne (disambiguation).
Fort Wayne possibly photographed at her builder's yard at Baltimore, Maryland, around the time of her completion in December 1918.
History
United States
Name
USS Fort Wayne
Namesake
Former name retained
Builder
Baltimore Drydock and Shipbuilding Co., Baltimore, Maryland
Launched
28 September 1918
Completed
1918
Acquired
27 December 1918
Commissioned
27 December 1918
Decommissioned
23 April 1919 at Norfolk, Virginia
Maiden voyage
Baltimore, Maryland, to Gibraltar
Stricken
circa 23 April 1919
Fate
Returned to the U.S. Shipping Board and scrapped in Japan in 1934
General characteristics
Type
Freighter
Tonnage
6,245 GRT
Displacement
12,260 tons
Length
423' 9"
Beam
64'
Draft
24' 2"
Speed
10 knots
Complement
60 officers and enlisted
Notes
After Navy service, she became the SS Fort Wayne
USS Fort Wayne (ID 3786) was a Design 1016 freighter acquired by the U.S. Navy during the last year of World War I. She was assigned to carry cargo to Europe, after which she was decommissioned and sold by the U.S. Shipping Board. She then became the SS Fort Wayne, and was scrapped in Japan in 1934.
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