St. Louis (1895) |
Later names: |
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1898 |
USS St. Louis (Aux. cruiser) |
1898 |
St. Louis |
1918 |
USS Louisville ID-1644 (troopship) |
1919 |
St. Louis |
Builder: |
William Cramp & Sons Ship and Engine Building Co. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Ordered: |
N/A |
Keel Laid: |
N/A |
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Year Built: |
1895 |
Launched: |
November 12, 1894 |
Type: |
Passenger (Aux. cruiser / Troopship) |
Completed: |
May 1895 |
Fate: |
Scrapped in Genoa, Italy July 1924. |
Owner |
American Steamship Company (American Line) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
1892: |
International Navigation Company (Red Star Line) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (American Line was acquired by Red Star, but ships continued to operate under American Line) |
Dimensions, machinery and performance |
Length: |
535' 5" (PP) |
Engines: |
2 quadruple expansion |
Beam: |
63' |
Boilers: |
N/A |
Draft: |
N/A |
Shafts: |
2 |
Gross Tons: |
11,629 |
HP: |
N/A |
Displacement: |
14,910 (as aux. cruiser) |
Speed: |
19 knots |
Crew: |
N/A |
Funnels: |
2 |
Passengers: |
1,370 |
Masts: |
2 |
Timeline |
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June 5, 1895: |
Maiden voyage New York - Southampton. |
Apr. 1898: |
Chartered by US Navy and converted into an auxiliary cruiser for service in the Spanish-American War. Commissioned as USS St. Louis. |
Sept. 1898: |
Decommissioned and returned to passenger service. |
Oct. 12, 1898: |
Resumed New York - Southampton route. |
1903: |
Refit with new boilers and funnels were heightened. |
1913: |
Refit for 2nd and 3rd class only. |
July 1914: |
Moved to New York - Liverpool route. |
April 1918: |
Requisitioned for use as a troopship, commissioned as USS Louisville ID-1644. |
Sept. 1919: |
Returned to American Line, reverted to St. Louis. |
Jan. 9, 1920: |
While under refit at Hoboken, New Jersey the ship caught fire and sank at her mooring. She was sold for use as an exhibition ship, but was never completed as such. (Note: Sister ship St. Paul capsized at Pier 61, Hoboken on Apr. 25, 1918.) |
May 20, 1924: |
Departed New York under tow for Genoa, Italy. Scrapped on arrival. |
Builder's Data |
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Page published Sept. 15, 2008 |