USS J. B. Walker

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J.B. Walker (American Seagoing Barge, 1879)
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US flag 48 stars.svgUnited States
NameUSS J. B. Walker
BuilderE. O'Brien Co., Thomaston, Maine
Laid downdate unknown
Launched1879
Completed1879
Acquired8 August 1918
Commissioned8 August 1918 as USS J.B. Walker (ID # 1272)
Decommissioned27 March 1919
Stricken1919
Homeport Norfolk, Virginia
FateSold, 11 September 1919
General characteristics
Type Schooner
Displacement2136 gross ton
Length247 ft (75 m)
Beam42 ft 4 in (12.90 m)
Draft26 ft 9 in (8.15 m)
Propulsionnone
Speednon-self propelled
Crewcrew of 6
Armamentnone

USS J. B. Walker (ID 1272) was an old schooner hulk acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War I. Because of her age, condition and relatively large cargo capacity, she was used as a collier, carrying coal where needed. She was not self-propelled, and required to be towed from one port to another. Post-war, J. B. Walker was sold.

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Built in Maine in 1879

J.B. Walker, a 2,136 gross ton seagoing barge, was built at Thomaston, Maine, in 1879 as a schooner. She sank, or struck a submerged obstruction and was beached, near Great Round Shoals, Nantucket, Massachusetts on 29 July 1916. Later raised, or refloated, and taken to Providence, Rhode Island. [1] [2] After operating commercially for nearly four decades, she was taken over by the U.S. Navy in October 1917 and placed in commission as USS J.B. Walker (ID # 1272) in August 1918.

World War I service

For the rest of World War I, and for some months after the November 1918 Armistice, she was employed carrying coal between Norfolk, Virginia, and New England. In late March 1919 J.B. Walker was assigned to the Fifth Naval District, probably for harbor service in the vicinity of Norfolk and Hampton Roads. She was sold in September 1919. Her later fate is unknown.

J.B. Walker in port, probably in the New York City area in 1917-1918 USS J B Walker in port.jpg
J.B. Walker in port, probably in the New York City area in 1917-1918

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References

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  2. ↑ "United States Congressional Serial Set, Volume 7444". U.S., Government Printing Office. 1918. Retrieved 12 April 2021– via Googlebooks.
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