USS Cacique (ID-2213)
SS Cacique in port, possibly when she was inspected by the 12th Naval District on 27 December 1917. |
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| Career (USA) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Cacique |
| Namesake: | Cacique is the Spanish adaptation of an Indian word for prince or chieftain. |
| Owner: | New York and Pacific Steamship Company of New York City |
| Builder: | Short Brothers of Sunderland, England |
| Christened: | SS Cacique |
| Completed: | in 1910 at Pallion, Sunderland |
| Acquired: | leased by the US Navy 19 August 1918 |
| Commissioned: | 19 August 1918 as USS Cacique (ID # 2213). |
| Decommissioned: | 24 March 1919 at Baltimore, Maryland |
| Fate: | returned to the United States Shipping Board on 24 March 1919 for return to her owners |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Cargo ship |
| Tonnage: | 6,202 GRT |
| Length: | 394 ft 2 in (120.14 m) |
| Beam: | 52 ft 3 in (15.93 m) |
| Draft: | 27 ft 11 in (8.51 m) |
| Installed power: | three-cylinder triple-expansion steam engine |
| Propulsion: | single screw |
| Speed: | 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Complement: | 70 |
| Armament: | 1x 5 inches (130 mm) gun mount |
USS Cacique (ID-2213) was a freighter leased by the United States Navy in World War I. She was used to transport Allied personnel and cargo in support of the European fighting front. Post-war she was returned to her owners.
Read more about USS Cacique (ID-2213): Built in England, World War I Service, Post-war Disposition