USS Relief (1896)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Relief and USS Repose.
The USAHS Relief and the second USS Relief was a hospital ship in, respectively, the United States Army and the United States Navy. She was later named USS Repose.
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USS Relief circa 1908. | |
History | |
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United States | |
Owner | |
Builder | Delaware River Iron Ship Building and Engine Works |
Yard number | 288 |
Completed | December 1896 |
Acquired | 13 November 1902 |
Commissioned | 6 February 1908 |
Decommissioned | 10 June 1910 |
Fate | Sold into merchant service, 15 May 1919; ultimate fate unknown |
General characteristics | |
Type | Passenger, later Hospital |
Tonnage | 3,168 gross |
Displacement | 3,300 tons |
Length | 314 ft (96 m) |
Beam | 46 ft (14 m) |
Draught | 15 ft 10 in (4.83 m) |
Depth of hold | 17 ft |
Installed power | Triple expansion steam engines |
Speed | 16 knots |
Complement | (U.S. Navy): 74 |
Armament | none |
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