USS Suwanee (ID-1320)
USS Suwanee in 1919. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Suwanee |
| Namesake | An alternative spelling for the Suwannee River in Georgia and Florida (previous name retained) |
| Builder | Bremer-Vulkan Works, Vegesack, Germany |
| Completed | 1913 |
| Acquired | 11 April 1919 |
| Commissioned | 11 April 1919 |
| Decommissioned | 4 October 1919 |
| Fate |
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| Notes | In commercial service as German cargo ship SS Mark from 1913-1917 and as American cargo ship SS Suwanee from 1917-1919; renamed SS Poznan sometime after 1919 return to commercial service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Transport |
| Tonnage | 6,579 Gross register tons |
| Displacement | 16,240 tons |
| Length | 491 ft 2 in (149.71 m) |
| Beam | 59 ft 1 in (18.01 m) |
| Draft | 26 ft (7.9 m) (mean) |
| Propulsion | Steam engine |
| Speed | 12.9 knots |
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USS Suwanee (ID-1320) was a United States Navy transport in commission in 1919. She was the second ship to carry her name.