USS Bath (AK-4)

History
Netherlands
Name	Andromeda
Namesake	Andromeda (mythology)
Owner	Argo Steamship Co., Holland
Builder	Oderwerke, Stettin, German Empire
Laid down	1913
Completed	1913
Fate	Seized at New Orleans, Louisiana, 6 April 1917
	USS Bath (AK-4) At anchor and dressed with flags, circa 1920.
United States
Name	Bath
Namesake	Bath, Maine
Acquired	6 April 1917
Commissioned	30 July 1917, as USS Bath (ID-1997)
Decommissioned	9 May 1922
Reclassified	17 July 1920, as AK-4
Stricken	30 September 1925
Identification	Hull symbol: ID-1997; Hull symbol: AK-4;
Fate	Sold to S. R. Paterno of Manila, 2 January 1926, wrecked 1955
General characteristics
Displacement	2,250 t (2,210 long tons) (standard); 6,782 t (6,675 long tons) (full load);
Length	344 ft (105 m)
Beam	46 ft 2 in (14.07 m)
Draught	20 ft 2 in (6.15 m)
Speed	10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement	99
Armament	3 × 3 in (76 mm)/23-caliber guns; 2 × machine guns;

USS Bath (OD-1997/AK-4) was a cargo ship acquired by the U.S. Navy for service in World War I.

History

Netherlands
Name	Andromeda
Namesake	Andromeda (mythology)
Owner	Argo Steamship Co., Holland
Builder	Oderwerke, Stettin, German Empire
Laid down	1913
Completed	1913
Fate	Seized at New Orleans, Louisiana, 6 April 1917
USS Bath (AK-4) At anchor and dressed with flags, circa 1920.
United States
Name	Bath
Namesake	Bath, Maine
Acquired	6 April 1917
Commissioned	30 July 1917, as USS Bath (ID-1997)
Decommissioned	9 May 1922
Reclassified	17 July 1920, as AK-4
Stricken	30 September 1925
Identification	Hull symbol: ID-1997 Hull symbol: AK-4
Fate	Sold to S. R. Paterno of Manila, 2 January 1926, wrecked 1955
General characteristics
Displacement	2,250 t (2,210 long tons) (standard) 6,782 t (6,675 long tons) (full load)
Length	344 ft (105 m)
Beam	46 ft 2 in (14.07 m)
Draught	20 ft 2 in (6.15 m)
Speed	10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement	99
Armament	3 × 3 in (76 mm)/23-caliber guns 2 × machine guns