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USS Bath (AK-4)
USS Bath (AK-4)
USS Bath (AK-4) At anchor and dressed with flags, circa 1920.
Career (US) US flag 48 stars
Name: USS Bath
Laid down: in 1913 as SS Andromeda
Launched: date unknown
Acquired: 6 April 1917
Commissioned: USS Bath (ID 1997),
30 July 1917
Decommissioned: 9 May 1922
Struck: date unknown
Fate: sold, 2 January 1926
General characteristics
Displacement: 2,250 t.(lt), 6,782 t.(fl)
Length: 344 ft (105 m)
Beam: 46 ft 2 in (14.07 m)
Draught: 20 ft 2 in (6.15 m)
Propulsion: system unknown
Speed: 10 kts.
Complement: 99
Armament: three single 3" gun mounts and two machine guns

USS Bath (AK-4) was a cargo ship acquired by the U.S. Navy for service in World War I.

Acquiring a captured German freighter[]

The first ship to be named Bath by the Navy, AK-4 was launched in 1913 by Oderwerke Stettiner, Stettin, Germany, as the Dutch freighter SS Andromeda; seized by Customs Officials at New Orleans, Louisiana, 6 April 1917; transferred to the Navy in May, renamed Bath 6 June 1917; and commissioned 30 July 1917, Lieutenant Commander E. O. Coffey, USNR, in command.

World War I North Atlantic operations[]

She left New Orleans 2 August 1917, joined a convoy at Boston, Massachusetts, and arrived at Brest, France, 18 September 1917. She was placed in Special Service with Train, Atlantic Fleet, and carried cargo between England and France until February 1918 when she returned to the United States. Bath was assigned to the Naval Overseas Transportation Service in March 1918 and carried cargo between the United States and Europe. Between February 1919 and July 1921 she carried cargo between the east and west coasts of the United States and to the Caribbean.

Post-World War I activity[]

On 14 July 1921 Bath was assigned to the Asiatic Fleet and arrived at Cavite, Philippine Islands 6 January 1922.

Decommissioning[]

She remained with the Asiatic Fleet until decommissioned at Cavite 9 May 1922. She was sold on 2 January 1926. Her fate is unknown.

Military awards and honors[]

Her crew members were eligible for the following medal:

  • World War I Victory Medal (with Transport clasp)

References[]

External links[]

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