Note: This ship should not be confused with the motorboat Alameda, considered for World War I service as USS Alameda (SP-1040), but also never acquired or commissioned.
.jpg) Alameda
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Alameda |
| Owner |
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| Port of registry | New York (by 1930) |
| Builder | William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia |
| Completed | 1883 |
| Acquired | Never |
| Commissioned | Never |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Burned down, 28 November 1931 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | passenger ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Displacement | 5,000 tons |
| Length | 314.0 ft (95.7 m) p/p 332 ft 5 in (101.32 m) o/a |
| Beam | 41.0 ft (12.5 m) |
| Draft | 22 ft 0 in (6.71 m) |
| Depth | 17.3 ft (5.3 m) |
| Installed power | 434 NHP; 3,500 ihp |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h) |
| Crew | 52 |
| Sensors and processing systems | wireless direction finding |
The USS Alameda (ID-1432) was the proposed designation for a steamship that never actually served in the United States Navy.
The Alameda was an iron-hulled passenger liner that was built in 1883 by William Cramp & Sons at Philadelphia[1] for the Oceanic Steamship Company. After the ship was completed in July 1883, eighteen-year-old Maggie Cramp, daughter of Joseph Cramp, played the piano at a reception; while disembarking, she slipped on the gangplank and drowned.[2]
The Alaska Steamship Company bought her in 1910.
After the United States entered World War I in 1917, the U.S. Navy's 13th Naval District inspected her for possible naval service, and she was registered accordingly with the Naval Registry Identification Number (ID. No.) 1432; however, the Navy appears never to have acquired or commissioned her.
The Alameda remained in commercial use until she caught fire at a pier in Seattle on 28 November 1931. She was subsequently scrapped.
See also
edit- SS Mariposa (1883), sister ship
Gallery
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S.S. Alameda in service in Alaska, photo taken by John E. Thwaites
References
edit- ^ Lloyd's Register, Steamships and Motor Ships (PDF). London: Lloyd's Register. 190. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ^ "Tragic Eding of a Joyous Occasion". Sacramento Daily Union. 27 July 1883. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.- NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Alameda (ID 1432)
