Lake Tulare at Danzig, Germany in 1919 while operating under the control of the United States Food Administration.
History
United States
Name
USS Lake Tulare
Namesake
Tulare Lake in Kings County, California (previous name retained)
Builder
Superior Shipbuilding Company, Superior, Wisconsin
Yard number
530
Laid down
1917
Launched
15 December 1917
Completed
April 1918
Acquired
19 October 1918 (Delivered to Navy)
Commissioned
19 October 1918
Out of service
1 March 1919 (transferred to U.S. Food Administration)
Reinstated
14 July 1919 (transferred back to U.S. Navy)
Decommissioned
15 September 1919
Identification
Official number: 216066
Signal letters: LJTD
Fate
Transferred to 15 September 1919
Notes
Owned by the U.S. Shipping Board, operated under U.S. Army control as SS Lake Tulare 1918 then Navy. Sold commercial 1919, SS Lake Tulare 1919–1924, SS Bestik 1924–1931, and SS Hai Hsiang 1931–1941
Sunk 8 December 1941
Raised and scrapped 1946
General characteristics
Type
Cargo ship
Tonnage
2,005 GRT
Displacement
1,196
Length
261 ft 0 in (79.55 m) LOA
251 ft (76.5 m) LBP
Beam
43 ft 6 in (13.26 m)
Draft
17 ft 9 in (5.41 m)
Depth of hold
20 ft (6.1 m)
Propulsion
One 1,200-ihp (895 kW steam engine, one shaft
Speed
12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement
28 civilian service
56 Navy service
Armament
1 × 3-inch, 50 cal gun
SS Lake Tulare at the Superior Shipbuilding Company yard in Superior, Wisconsin, on 24 April 1918.
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