USS ''Carrillo'' (ID-1406) was a
United States Navy cargo ship
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in commission from 1918 to 1919.
SS ''Carrillo'' was built as a commercial
passenger
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-cargo ship in 1911 at
Belfast, Ireland, by
Workman, Clark and Company
Workman, Clark and Company was a shipbuilding company based in Belfast.
History
The business was established by Frank Workman and George Clark in Belfast in 1879 and incorporated Workman, Clark and Company Limited in 1880. By 1895 it was the UK ...
. The
United States Shipping Board transferred her to the U.S. Navy for
World War I service on 16 September 1918. The Navy assigned her the naval registry Identification Number (Id. No.) 1406 and
commissioned her the same day as USS ''Carrillo''.
Assigned to the
Cruiser and Transport Force The Cruiser and Transport Service was a unit of the United States Navy's Atlantic Fleet during World War I that was responsible for transporting American men and materiel to France.
Composition
On 1 July 1918, the Cruiser and Transport Force was ...
, ''Carrillo'' made four voyages to
France during and after the war, carrying
meat
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s, motor
trucks,
aviation supplies, and
artillery to American forces operating in
Europe. On 15 April 1919, she returned to the
United States at
Staten Island
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,
New York
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, from the last of these voyages.
''Carrillo'' was
decommissioned on 28 April 1919. She was returned to the Shipping Board on 8 May 1919.
The ship returned to commercial service as SS ''Carrillo'', and for over 25 years was employed in commercial trade as part of the
United Fruit Companys fleet of
refrigerated
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cargo ships. She was laid up in the
Maritime Commissions
Hudson River Reserve Fleet
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in June 1947 and sold for scrapping in March 1948.
References
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Department of the Navy: Naval Historical Center Online Library of Selected Images: Civilian Ships: S.S. ''Carrillo'' (American Passenger-Cargo Steamship, 1911). Served as USS ''Carrillo'' (ID # 1406) in 1918-1919
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World War I cargo ships of the United States
Ships built in Belfast
1911 ships
Cargo ships of the United States Navy