SS Santa Teresa
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Built in 1918, the SS Santa Teresa was originally a passenger liner. In World War I she was requisitioned by the U.S. Navy and served under the title USS Santa Teresa (ID 3804). She served as a commercial vessel between the wars, first under her original name, and later as the SS Kent. During World War II she served first with the U.S. Army as the USAT Ernest Hinds, named for Major General Ernest Hinds. She was later part of the Navy as USS Kent (AP-28). She spent the final part of the war as an Army hospital ship, once more under the name USAT (or USAHS) Ernest Hinds.
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USS Santa Teresa (ID 3804) at the outfitting dock, 18 November 1918 | |
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United States | |
Name | Santa Teresa |
Operator | Grace Lines, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy |
Builder | William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia |
Launched | 4 July 1918 |
Christened | Santa Teresa |
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Renamed | USS Santa Teresa (ID 3804), SS Santa Teresa, SS Kent, USS Kent (AP-28), USAT/USAHS Ernest Hinds |
Stricken | 1959 |
Fate | Sold for scrap, 20 May 1957 |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 5,341 tons (lt) 8,890 t. (fl) |
Length | 373 ft 9 in |
Beam | 51 ft 6 in |
Draft | 24 ft 5 in |
Propulsion | Steam turbine |
Speed | 11 knots |
Troops | 751 |
Complement | 254 |
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