Built in England
S.S. Cacique, a 6,202 gross ton commercial freighter, was built in 1910 by Short Brothers of Sunderland, England. She was owned by the New York and Pacific Steamship Company of New York City. On 19 August 1918 she was transferred to the Navy from the United States Shipping Board and commissioned the same day as USS Cacique (ID # 2213) under the command of Lieutenant Commander C.H. Winnett, USNRF.
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