USS Los Angeles (ID-1470)

A damaged photograph of SS Los Angeles in 1916 or 1917, prior to her United States Navy service.
History
United States
NameSS Los Angeles
NamesakeLos Angeles, California
OwnerUnion Oil Company of California
OperatorUnion Oil Company of California
BuilderUnion Iron Works, San Francisco, California
Completed1916
FateChartered to U.S. Navy 1917
AcquiredReturned by U.S. Navy 17 January 1919
RenamedSS Toteco 1941
FateScrapped 1966
History
United States
NameUSS Los Angeles
NamesakePrevious name retained
OperatorUnited States Navy
Acquired1917
Commissioned9 August 1917
Decommissioned17 January 1919
FateReturned to owner 17 January 1919
General characteristics
TypeTanker
Tonnage6,876 Gross register tons
Displacement10,700 tons
Length435 ft (133 m) between perpendiculars
Beam56 ft (17 m)
Draft27 ft (8.2 m)
PropulsionSteam engine, one shaft
Speed10 knots
Complement72
Armament
  • 1 × 5-inch (127-millimeter) gun
  • 1 × 3-inch (76.2-millimeter) gun

The first USS Los Angeles (ID-1470) was a tanker in commission in the United States Navy from 1917 to 1919. she served during World War I.

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