SS Suremico
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Suremico was a Design 1023 cargo ship built for the United States Shipping Board (USSB) immediately after World War I. She was later named the Nisqually and converted into a barge and later a scow. She was bombed and sunk during the Battle of Wake Island.
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United States | |
Name | Suremico (1920–1930) Nisqually (1930–1941) |
Namesake | William H. Remick |
Owner | |
Builder | Submarine Boat Corporation, Newark |
Yard number | 139[1] |
Laid down | 24 February 1920 |
Launched | 17 September 1920[2] |
Completed | October 1920 |
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Fate | Sunk by enemy aircraft, 8 December 1941 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Design 1023 Cargo ship |
Tonnage | |
Length | 324.0 ft (98.8 m) registry length[4] |
Beam | 46.2 ft (14.1 m)[4] |
Draft | 25 ft (7.6 m)[3] |
Depth | 25.0 ft (7.6 m)[4] |
Installed power | 386 NHP |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 10.5 kn (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph) |
Range | 10,080 nmi (18,670 km; 11,600 mi) |
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