USS Houston (AK-1)

Houston in 1918
History
German Empire
NameLiebenfels
NamesakeLiebenfels
OwnerDDG Hansa
BuilderBremer Vulcan, Vegesack, Germany
Laid down1902-1903
Launched11 April 1903
Completed1903
FateScuttled by crew 1 February 1917
History
United States
NameHouston
NamesakeHouston
BuilderRaised and entered Charleston Navy Yard for conversion to Naval service
Acquired20 March 1917
Commissioned17 July 1920
Decommissioned23 March 1922
Strickendate unknown
IdentificationHull symbol:AK-1
Fate
  • Sold, 27 September 1922, to Frank M. Warren of Portland, OR, renamed SS North King in 1923
  • Sold to Campania Diana de Vapores S.A., Panama, date unknown
  • Chartered by the War Shipping Administration (WSA) from Campania Diana de Vapores S.A., 30 December 1941, at New York, N.Y.,
  • Transferred to United States Lines Co. for operation, 30 December 1941
  • Returned to Campania Diana de Vapores S.A., 26 February 1946, at New York, N.Y.
  • Sold to Japanese breakers Y. Yamamoto & Co., Osaka, Japan, scrapped in 1958
General characteristics
Displacement
  • 4,525 t (4,454 long tons) (standard)
  • 9,000 t (8,900 long tons) (full load)
Length392 ft (119 m)
Beam50 ft 9 in (15.47 m)
Draft25 ft 4 in (7.72 m)
Propulsioncoal fired boilers, engine type unknown, single propeller
Speed11 kn (13 mph; 20 km/h)
Complement145
Armament4 × 3 in (76 mm)/23 caliber guns

USS Houston (AK-1) was a cargo ship that was acquired by the U.S. Navy for service in World War I. During World War II, she served as a commercial cargo ship under charter to the United States Lines by the War Shipping Administration.

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