USS Argonne (1918)

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Taifuku Maru No.1.JPG
Taifuku Maru No.1 on her sea trials
History
Name
  • 1916: Taifuku Maru No.1
  • 1917: Argonne
  • 1922: Calonne
  • 1934: Wally
Owner
  • 1917: Argonne SS Co
  • 1922: Cie Française de Marine et de Commerce
  • 1926: SA "Colonne"
  • 1930: "Calonne" SARL
  • 1934: INSA Industrie Navali SA
Operator
  • 1917: States Marine & Commerce Co
  • 1926: Cie Française de Marine et de Commerce
  • 1930: A Grosos & G Anduze-Faris
Port of registry
Builder Kawasaki Dockyard, Kobe
Yard number391
Launched12 September 1916
CompletedDecember 1916
Commissionedinto US Navy, 19 Oct 1918
Decommissionedfrom US Navy, 30 Jan 1919
Strickenfrom US Navy, 30 Jan 1919
Identification
Fatescrapped 1935
General characteristics
Class and type Taifuku Maru-class cargo ship
Tonnage5,870  GRT, 4,334  NRT
Length385.0 ft (117.3 m)
Beam51.0 ft (15.5 m)
Draft27 ft 1 in (8.3 m)
Depth36.0 ft (11.0 m)
Decks2
Installed power391 NHP, 3,500 ihp
Propulsion
Speed10 knots (19 km/h)
Complementin US Navy, 78
Armament

USS Argonne was a cargo steamship that was built in Japan in 1916 as Taifuku Maru No. 1. She served in the United States Navy from October 1918 to January 1919. In 1922 a French company bought her and renamed her Calonne. In 1922 an Italian company bought her and renamed her Wally. She was scrapped in Italy in 1935.

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Building and ownership

Kawasaki Dockyard in Kobe built Taifuku Maru No. 1 as yard number 391. She was launched on 12 September 1916 and completed that December. [1] She was the first member of what became the Taifuku Maru-class of cargo ship. Kawasaki continued to build ships to this design until 1921. The total number built was 75. [2]

Taifuku Maru No. 1's registered length was 385.0 ft (117.3 m), her beam was 51.0 ft (15.5 m), her depth was 36.0 ft (11.0 m) and her draft was 27 ft 1 in (8.3 m). Her tonnages were 5,870  GRT and 4,334  NRT. [3]

She had a single screw, driven by a Kawasaki three-cylinder triple-expansion engine. It was rated at 391 NHP [3] or 3,500 ihp, and gave her a speed of 10 knots (19 km/h). [1]

On 28 December 1916 the Argonne Steam Ship Company, Inc bought Taifuku Maru No. 1, [1] renamed her Argonne, and registered her in New York. This seems to have been a one-ship company acting for the States Marine & Commerce Company, Inc, which managed her. Her US official number was 214840 and her code letters were LGPH. [4]

First World War service

In January 1918 the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company overhauled Argonne and she was given an Armed Guard. [2] On 19 October 1918 the US Navy acquired Argonne at Norfolk, Virginia, and commissioned her the same day as USS Argonne. [1] She was bareboat chartered for the United States Army account of the Naval Overseas Transportation Service. [2]

One week after the Armistice of 11 November 1918, Argonne left for France. She landed commissary stores, mules, and horses at Bordeaux, and returned to Norfolk on 17 December 1918. [2] [ clarification needed ] This was her only active service voyage for the Navy.

On 30 January 1919 Argonne was decommissioned at Norfolk and returned via the United States Shipping Board to her owners. [1]

Calonne

In 1922 the Compagnie Française de Marine et de Commerce bought Argonne, renamed her Calonne, and registered her in Toulon. Her code letters were OVUP. [5] In 1926 her ownership was restructured with a Société Anonyme "Calonne", but still managed by the Compagnie Française de Marine et de Commerce. [6] By 1930 her owner was "Calonne" Société à responsabilité limitée, her managers were A Grosos and G Anduze-Faris, and she was registered in Le Havre. [7]

Wally

In 1934 INSA Industrie Navali SA bought Calonne, renamed her Wally, and registered her in Genoa. [8] On 11 May 1935 she arrived in La Spezia to be scrapped. [1] [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Radigan, Joseph M. "USS Argonne". NavSource Online. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Roberts, Stephen S (16 August 2015). "S.S. Argonne (American cargo ship, 1916)". U.S. Navy Auxiliary Ships and French Warships. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  3. 1 2 Lloyd's Register 1917, ARG.
  4. ↑ Lloyd's Register 1921, ARG.
  5. ↑ Lloyd's Register 1922, CAL–CAM.
  6. ↑ Lloyd's Register 1926, CAL–CAM.
  7. ↑ Lloyd's Register 1930, CAL.
  8. ↑ Lloyd's Register 1934, Supplement: W.
  9. ↑ Silverstone 2006, p. 177.

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