NARRAGANSETT (1913, Steamer)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
NARRAGANSETT
Also known as:
USS NARRAGANSETT;NARRAGANSETT;RICHELIEU;PASSENGER 3
Year of Build:
1913
Official Number:
211533
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Wilmington, DE
Vessel Type:
Steamer
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
420
Builder Name:
Harlan & Hollingsworth
Original Owner and Location:
Central Vermont Transportation Co., New London, CT.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
320.16'
Beam:
48'
Depth:
22'
Tonnage (gross):
3539
Tonnage (net):
2134
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Antwerp, Belgium.
Date:
9 Jun 1966
How:
Scrapped.
History
Chronology:

Built for overnight service, Providence, RI & New York, NY.

1915 Laid up, Wilmington, DE.

1916 Laid up, New London, CT.

1918, Jan 11 US Navy; renamed USS NARRAGANSETT; converted to troop

transport.

1918, Jun 21 Arrived Saint Nazaire, France; ferried troops England &

Continent in cross-channel fleet.

1919, Jan 31 Grounded Isle of Wight, bound France for Southampton.

1919, May 30 Decommissioned Plymouth, England.

1919, Sep 12 Decommissioned, Hoboken, NY.

1923 Owned Canada Steamship Lines, Ltd, C150828; renamed RICHELIEU; ran Saguenay - St Lawrence River cruise service, reconstructed as passenger ship by Davie Shipbuilding & Repair, Ltd, Lauzon, QUE, 322.75 x 48.16 x 19, 5528 gross tons, 3096 net tons.

1966 Renamed PASSENGER 3.

1966, Jun 9 Owned Joseph de Smedt, shipbreaker, Antwerp, Belgium; scrapped.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
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Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
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USA
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