USS ''Carolinian'' (ID-1445) was a
cargo ship
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that served in the
United States Navy from 1918 to 1919.
''Carolinian'' was built as a commercial cargo ship in 1906 at
West Hartlepool,
England, by the
Furness-Withy Company. She operated under the names SS ''Harley'' and SS ''Southerner''. By the time the
United States entered
World War I in 1917, she was named SS ''Carolinian'' and was the property of the
Garland Steamship Company of
New York City. For most of the war, she operated under a
United States Army charter. The U.S. Navy acquired her for World War I service on 5 October 1918, assigned her the naval registry Identification Number (Id. No.) 1445, and
commissioned her the same day as USS ''Carolinian''.
''Carolinian'' operated in
European waters, based at
Cardiff,
Wales, carrying
coal from Cardiff and other
English ports to
France for use by U.S. Army
transports coaling at French ports from her commissioning until 8 February 1919.
On 8 February 1919, ''Carolinian'' departed for
Newport News,
Virginia, with a U.S. Army
cargo, and, after stopping in the
Azores for voyage repairs, arrived at
Baltimore
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,
Maryland, on 12 March 1919 to discharge her cargo and start inactivation.
''Carolinian'' was
decommissioned on 22 March 1919 and transferred to the
United States Shipping Board the same day for return to the Garland Steamship Company.
References
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Department of the Navy: Naval Historical Center Online Library of Selected Images: Civilian Ships: S.S. ''Carolinian'' (American Freighter, 1906). Previously named ''Harley'' and ''Southerner''. Served as USS ''Carolinian'' (ID # 1445) in 1918-1919
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World War I cargo ships of the United States
Ships built on the River Tees
1906 ships
Cargo ships of the United States Navy