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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USSNarragansett |
| Builder | Harlan and Hollingsworth,Wilmington, Delaware |
| Launched | 1913 |
| Acquired | by purchase, 11 January 1918 |
| Commissioned | 28 January 1918 |
| Decommissioned | 12 September 1919 |
| Fate | Sold, 13 August 1920 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Transport ship |
| Displacement | 19,503 long tons (19,816 t) |
| Length | 320 ft 2 in (97.59 m) |
| Beam | 48 ft 1 in (14.66 m) |
| Draft | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
| Speed | 23knots (43 km/h; 26 mph) |
| Troops | 1,400 |
| Complement | 165 officers and enlisted |
| Armament | None |
The secondUSSNarragansett (SP-2196) was atransport ship in theUnited States Navy.
Narragansett was launched byHarlan and Hollingsworth,Wilmington, Delaware, in 1913. She was acquired through purchase from the Central Vermont Transportation Co., on 11 January 1918, and commissioned at New London, on 28 January 1918.
On 14 February 1918,Narragansett departed New London and steamed to Wilmington, Delaware, for overhaul and alterations necessary for troop transport service. In May, she shifted toPhiladelphia, whence she sailed, in June, to New York. On 10 July, she departed New York, in convoy, arriving atSaint-Nazaire and reporting for duty in the Cross Channel Fleet on the 21st. From that time untilthe Armistice,Narragansett served as a unit of that fleet, which was charged with the highly important mission of keeping men andmateriel, especially coal, flowing from theBritish Isles to the Continent. During August and September,Narragansett crossed fromSouthampton toLe Havre twice a week. In October, she cut back to once a week, but, throughout, she carried an average of over 1,400 troops per voyage.
After the Armistice, the transport reversed her mission and commenced carrying troops from France to England. With the new year, 1919, she extended her operational area to include theNorth Sea and theBaltic Sea ports ofRotterdam,Hamburg, andCopenhagen.
On 31 January, however,Narragansett, en route toSouthampton, went aground due to the Pilot losing his bearings in a snowstorm, on the Bembridge Ledge,Isle of Wight. All the troops were taken off by relief boats from Southampton that night .[1] She was successfully refloated and back in Southampton 3 weeks later. Repairs required two months.[2][3]
She departed Plymouth for New York on 30 May and arrived in New York on 15 June. Decommissioned on 12 September at Hoboken, N.J., she was sold on 13 August 1920.
The United States ship Narragansett, grounded on the Isle of Wight, is perilously near to breaking up the Navy Department was advised today. All troops are off the vessel and there were no casualties. -" The British Admiralty salvage has tugs standing by, but there is little hope that they can float her.
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This article incorporates text from thepublic domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be foundhere.
