USS Neponset

USS Neponset (ID-3581) was a cargo ship of the United States Navy during World War I. The ship was built by the Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. in Chester, Pennsylvania. She was laid down as Shawmut on 7 November 1917 and launched on 4 July 1918.

History
United States
Name	USS Neponset
Namesake	Neponset River
Builder	Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Chester, Pennsylvania
Laid down	7 November 1917
Launched	4 July 1918
Commissioned	28 October 1918
Decommissioned	4 February 1919
Fate	Returned to United States Shipping Board
General characteristics
Type	Screw steamer
Displacement	16,008 long tons (16,265 t)
Length	450 ft (140 m)
Beam	57 ft 7 in (17.55 m)
Draft	28 ft 1 in (8.56 m)
Speed	10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph)
Complement	86
Armament	1 × 5 in (130 mm) gun 1 × 3 in (76 mm) gun

The US Navy took ownership at New York on 28 October 1918, renamed her Neponset (ID-3581), and commissioned her the same day. Neponset made one voyage across the Atlantic carrying general cargo, horses, and veterinary replacement personnel. She cleared New York for France on 13 November 1918, arriving at Bordeaux on the 30th. She returned to the US, was decommissioned on 4 February 1919, and was returned to the United States Shipping Board. Later renamed again to Shawmut and Susan V. Luckenbach.

References

•  This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
• Sun Shipbuilding Record of Pre-World War II Shipbuilding

External links

• Photo gallery of USS Neponset at NavSource Naval History
• Photo gallery at Naval Historical Center