USS Blue Ridge (ID-2432)

USS Blue Ridge (ID-2432)
SS Virginia at Muskegon, Michigan, prior to World War I. Color-tinted post card.
History
United States
Name
  • Virginia (1891–1918)
  • Blue Ridge (1918–1919)
  • Avalon (1919–)
NamesakeBlue Ridge Mountains
BuilderGlobe Iron Works, Cleveland, Ohio
Launched2 May 1891
Acquiredby purchase, 19 April 1918
Commissioned17 October 1918
FateDestroyed by fire, 18 July 1960
General characteristics
TypeSteamship
Displacement1,606 long tons (1,632 t)
Length269 ft 2 in (82.04 m)
Beam38 ft 3 in (11.66 m)
Draft12 ft 8 in (3.86 m)
Speed16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph)
Complement87 officers and enlisted

The first USS Blue Ridge (ID-2432) was a steamship in the United States Navy. The ship was named for the Blue Ridge Mountains.

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