| Plattsburg, formerly the SS New York, was built
in 1888 by J. & G. Thomson, Clydebank, Scotland. She was chartered by
the Navy from the International Mercantile Marine Company on 9 May 1918 and
converted into a troop transport. She was assigned to the Cruiser and Transport
Force and commissioned at New York 24 May 1918. |
| Plattsburg departed New York in convoy with her first load
of troops for Europe on 12 June 1918, arriving at Liverpool on the 23rd and
returning to New York on 11 July. The ship was returnig form her fourth trip
to Europe when the Armistice was signed, having transported a total of 8,776
troops. |
| She made seven trips after the armistice, returning a total of
24,330 American soldiers. Upon her arrival at New York form her last trip,
29 August 1919, she was transferred form the Cruiser and Transport Force
to the 3d Naval District. She was turned over to the War Department on 6
October and returned to her owners 7 October 1919. |
Displacement, 15,390; Length, 565'; Beam 63'3";
Draft 30'; Speed 19 knots; Complement, 565; Armament, three 6", two 3", two
1-pdrs., two machine guns |
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