USS Houston (AK-1)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Houston.
USS Houston (AK-1) was a cargo ship that was acquired by the U.S. Navy for service in World War I. During World War II, she served as a commercial cargo ship under charter to the United States Lines by the War Shipping Administration.
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Houston in 1918 | |
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German Empire | |
Name | Liebenfels |
Namesake | Liebenfels |
Owner | DDG Hansa |
Builder | Bremer Vulcan, Vegesack, Germany |
Laid down | 1902-1903 |
Launched | 11 April 1903 |
Completed | 1903 |
Fate | Scuttled by crew 1 February 1917 |
History | |
United States | |
Name | Houston |
Namesake | Houston |
Builder | Raised and entered Charleston Navy Yard for conversion to Naval service |
Acquired | 20 March 1917 |
Commissioned | 17 July 1920 |
Decommissioned | 23 March 1922 |
Stricken | date unknown |
Identification | Hull symbol:AK-1 |
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General characteristics [1] | |
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Length | 392 ft (119 m) |
Beam | 50 ft 9 in (15.47 m) |
Draft | 25 ft 4 in (7.72 m) |
Propulsion | coal fired boilers, engine type unknown, single propeller |
Speed | 11 kn (13 mph; 20 km/h) |
Complement | 145 |
Armament | 4 × 3 in (76 mm)/23 caliber guns |
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