USS Mexican
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Not to be confused with USS New Mexico. For SS Mexico, see USS General Bragg.
USS Mexican (ID-1655) was a United States Navy cargo ship and animal transport in commission from 1917 to 1919. She operated as the commercial steamship SS Mexican from 1907 to 1917 and from 1919 to 1948.
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USS Mexican arriving at New York City in 1919 with her decks packed with troops returning to the United States after World War I service in Europe. | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Mexican |
Namesake | Previous name retained |
Builder | Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California |
Launched | 29 December 1906 |
Completed | 1907 |
Acquired | 23 December 1917 |
Commissioned | 23 December 1917 |
Decommissioned | 4 August 1919 |
Fate | Returned to owners 4 August 1919 |
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General characteristics | |
Type | Cargo ship and troop transport |
Tonnage | 8,673 gross register tons |
Displacement | 19,550 tons |
Length | 488 ft 3 in (148.82 m) |
Beam | 57 ft 2 in (17.42 m) |
Draft | 31 ft 6 in (9.60 m) |
Propulsion | Steam engine |
Speed | 13 knots (maximum) |
Complement | 108 |
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