USS Richard Peck

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NameUSS Richard Peck
Builder Harlan and Hollingsworth, Wilmington, Delaware
Launched1892
Acquired20 February 1943
Commissioned20 February 1943
Decommissioned5 November 1943
Stricken16 November 1943
Homeport Argentia, Newfoundland
FateTransferred to War Shipping Administration, 9 December 1943
General characteristics
Tonnage2,906 long tons (2,953 t) (gross)
Length316 ft (96 m)
Beam62 ft (19 m)
Draft12 ft 6 in (3.81 m)
Speed22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)

USS Richard Peck (IX-96) was an auxiliary ship of the United States Navy during 1943. Built in 1892 by Harlan and Hollingsworth, Wilmington, Delaware, she was acquired by the Navy on 20 February 1943, from the New England Steamship Company, New Haven, Connecticut, and commissioned the same day at Argentia, Newfoundland.

Richard Peck provided electrical power at Argentia during her active service. Decommissioned on 5 November 1943, at Norfolk, Virginia, she was struck from the Navy List on 16 November 1943, transferred to the War Shipping Administration on 9 December 1943, and subsequently transferred to the Pennsylvania Railroad.

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