SS Pennsylvanian
SS ''Pennsylvanian'' was a cargo ship built in 1913 for the American-Hawaiian Steamship Company. During World War I she was requisitioned by the United States Navy and commissioned as USS ''Pennsylvanian'' (ID-3511) in September 1918, and renamed two months later to USS ''Scranton''. After her naval service, her original name of ''Pennsylvanian'' was restored. ''Pennsylvanian'' was built by the Maryland Steel Company as one of eight sister ships for the American-Hawaiian Steamship Company, and was employed in inter-coastal service via the Isthmus of Tehuantepec and the Panama Canal after it opened. ''Pennsylvanian'' was one of the first two steamships to travel eastbound through the canal when it opened in August 1914. During World War I, as both SS ''Pennsylvanian'' and USS ''Scranton'', the ship carried cargo and animals to France, and returned American troops after the Armistice in 1918. After her naval service ended in 1919, she was returned to her original owners and r ...
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USS Scranton (ID-3511), 1919 Rotated And Cropped
Four U.S. Navy ships have been named USS ''Scranton'': * , a transport that served in the U.S. Navy from 1918 to 1919. Both before and after this service, she served as the merchant steamer . * ''Scranton'' (PF-63), a renamed on 28 June 1944, five months after she was launched * USS ''Scranton'' (CA-138), an laid down on 27 December 1944; construction canceled on 12 August 1945 and unlaunched hull was scrapped on the slipway * , a commissioned in 1991; presently in service {{DEFAULTSORT:Scranton United States Navy ship names ...
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