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<ol>Houston Class Cargo Ship<br/> | <ol>Houston Class Cargo Ship<br/> | ||
Keel Laid 1903 as "SS LIEBENFELS"<br/> | Keel Laid 1903 as "SS LIEBENFELS"<br/> | ||
Launched 11 April 1903<br/> | Launched 11 April 1903<br/><br/> | ||
<li>'''SS LIEBENFELS''' (Commercial Service)<br/> | |||
Operated by the Hansa Line of Germany<br/> | |||
Laid up August 1914 at the outbreak of WWI at Charleston, S.C. by the U.S. Government<br/> | Laid up August 1914 at the outbreak of WWI at Charleston, S.C. by the U.S. Government<br/> | ||
Scuttled and abandoned by her crew 1 February 1917<br/> | Scuttled and abandoned by her crew 1 February 1917<br/> | ||
Raised 20 March 1917 and entered Charleston Navy Yard for conversion to Naval service<br/><br/> | Raised 20 March 1917 and entered Charleston Navy Yard for conversion to Naval service<br/><br/> | ||
<li>'''USS HOUSTON | <li>'''USS HOUSTON''' (Cargo Ship)</li> | ||
Commissioned 3 July 1917<br/><br/> | Commissioned 3 July 1917<br/><br/> | ||
<li>'''USS HOUSTON AK-1'''</li> | <li>'''USS HOUSTON AK-1'''</li> | ||
Designated Cargo Ship (AK) 17 July 1920<br/> | Designated Cargo Ship (AK) 17 July 1920<br/> | ||
Decommissioned 23 March 1922 | Decommissioned 23 March 1922<br/> | ||
Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown)<br/> | Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown)<br/><br/> | ||
<li>'''SS NORTH KING''' (Commercial Service)<br/> | |||
Renamed 1923<br/> | Sold 27 September 1922<br/> | ||
Renamed in 1923<br/> | |||
Sold to Campania Diana de Vapores S.A., Panama (Date unknown)<br/> | Sold to Campania Diana de Vapores S.A., Panama (Date unknown)<br/> | ||
Chartered by War Shipping Administration 30 December 1941<br/> | Chartered by War Shipping Administration 30 December 1941<br/> | ||
Transferred to United States Lines Co. for operation 30 December 1941<br/> | Transferred to United States Lines Co. for operation 30 December 1941<br/> | ||
Returned to Campania Diana de Vapores S.A. 26 February 1946<br/> | Returned to Campania Diana de Vapores S.A. 26 February 1946<br/><br/> | ||
Sold 1958 for scrap | Sold 1958 for scrap | ||
</ol></td> | </ol></td> | ||
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https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001623069 History of the Naval Overseas Transportation Service in World War I, | |||
by Lewis P. Clephane and Naval History Division lists Houston as a NOTS ship but no ID number was assigned. | |||
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Latest revision as of 06:01, 8 February 2024
Ship Name and Designation History
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.
- Houston Class Cargo Ship
- SS LIEBENFELS (Commercial Service)
Operated by the Hansa Line of Germany
Laid up August 1914 at the outbreak of WWI at Charleston, S.C. by the U.S. Government
Scuttled and abandoned by her crew 1 February 1917
Raised 20 March 1917 and entered Charleston Navy Yard for conversion to Naval service
- USS HOUSTON (Cargo Ship) Commissioned 3 July 1917
- USS HOUSTON AK-1 Designated Cargo Ship (AK) 17 July 1920
- SS NORTH KING (Commercial Service)
Sold 27 September 1922
Renamed in 1923
Sold to Campania Diana de Vapores S.A., Panama (Date unknown)
Chartered by War Shipping Administration 30 December 1941
Transferred to United States Lines Co. for operation 30 December 1941
Returned to Campania Diana de Vapores S.A. 26 February 1946
Sold 1958 for scrap
Keel Laid 1903 as "SS LIEBENFELS"
Launched 11 April 1903
Decommissioned 23 March 1922
Struck from Naval Register (Date unknown)
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USPO |
1918-06-27 |
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Censored, Official Mail. From the Bill Wladyka collection.
Other Information
USS Houston earned the World War I Victory Medal w/ Transport clasp and the Yangtze Service Medal during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Houston, Texas.
Four ships of the US Navy have borne the name HOUSTON - USS Houston AK-1, USS Houston CA-30, USS Houston CL-81 and USS Houston SSN-713.
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