Gulfport, formerly SS Locksun, ex-SS Andree Rickmers, was built at Bremerhaven, Germany, in 1902 by Rickmers Aktiengesellschaft and was owned by the German Norddeutscher Lloyd Steamship Lines Co. In Pearl Harbor, when the United States entered World War I, she was seized by government orders and converted to a cargo transport at the Honolulu Navy Yard. She was commissioned on 1 September, 1917, in Honolulu.
Until she decommissioned in 1922, Gulfport served as a cargo ship linking New York and Charleston with various Caribbean ports, particularly Guantanamo, Cuba; St. Thomas, Virgin Islands; Port-au-Prince, Haiti; and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. During this period she made a total of 23 round trips to the West Indies, carrying oil and other necessary supplies to American troops based there and frequently returning with a cargo of sugar from the islands. Gulfport was detached from NOTS on 10 October 1919 and placed under the military jurisdiction of the Commandant, 6th Naval District, Charleston, for duty in the West Indies Freight Service.
Last voyage and decommissioningedit
Gulfport completed her last voyage to the Caribbean on 25 November 1921 as she returned to New York; there she decommissioned 3 March 1922 at the Brooklyn Navy Yard and was sold to Moore & McCormack Inc. of New York on 25 July 1922.
Military awards and honorsedit
Her crew was authorized the following medals:
World War I Victory Medal (with Transport clasp)
Haitian Campaign Medal
Referencesedit
^"USS Gulfport (AK-5)". Navsource.org. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
gulfport, redirects, here, highway, alaska, numbered, taylor, highway, swedish, assault, rifle, other, ships, with, same, name, gulfport, cargo, ship, acquired, navy, service, world, history, german, empire, nameandree, rickmers, locksun, ownernorth, german, l. AK 5 redirects here For the highway in Alaska numbered 5 see Taylor Highway For the Swedish assault rifle see Ak 5 For other ships with the same name see USS Gulfport USS Gulfport AK 5 was a cargo ship acquired by the U S Navy for service in World War I History German Empire NameAndree Rickmers Locksun OwnerNorth German Lloyd SS Co BuilderRickmers Aktien Gesellschaft Bremerhaven German Empire Launched24 May 1902 FateSeized at Pearl Harbor Territory of Hawaii 1917 USS Gulfport AK 5 at Norfolk Navy Yard Portsmouth VA 19 April 1921 United States NameGulfport NamesakeGulfport Mississippi Acquired1917 Commissioned1 September 1917 USS Gulfport SP 2989 Decommissioned3 March 1922 Reclassified17 July 1920 USS Gulfport AK 5 Strickendate unknown IdentificationHull symbol SP 2989 Hull symbol AK 5 FateSold 25 May 1922 to Moore amp McCormack Inc General characteristics 1 Displacement3 800 t 3 700 long tons Length267 ft 4 in 81 48 m Beam37 ft 2 in 11 33 m Draught18 ft 5 5 m Propulsionsteam Speed7 5 kn 8 6 mph 13 9 km h Complement52 Armamentone single 4 in 100 mm gun mount one 6 pounder Contents 1 Acquiring a captured German freighter 2 World War I North Atlantic operations 3 Post war operations 4 Last voyage and decommissioning 5 Military awards and honors 6 References 7 External linksAcquiring a captured German freighter editGulfport formerly SS Locksun ex SS Andree Rickmers was built at Bremerhaven Germany in 1902 by Rickmers Aktiengesellschaft and was owned by the German Norddeutscher Lloyd Steamship Lines Co In Pearl Harbor when the United States entered World War I she was seized by government orders and converted to a cargo transport at the Honolulu Navy Yard She was commissioned on 1 September 1917 in Honolulu World War I North Atlantic operations editIn company with four submarines Gulfport sailed from Hawaii on 30 October 1917 reaching New York 28 January 1918 via San Diego California Corinto Nicaragua Balboa Key West Florida and Norfolk Virginia At New York she discharged her cargo primarily pineapple and was attached to the Naval Overseas Transportation Service Post war operations editUntil she decommissioned in 1922 Gulfport served as a cargo ship linking New York and Charleston with various Caribbean ports particularly Guantanamo Cuba St Thomas Virgin Islands Port au Prince Haiti and Santo Domingo Dominican Republic During this period she made a total of 23 round trips to the West Indies carrying oil and other necessary supplies to American troops based there and frequently returning with a cargo of sugar from the islands Gulfport was detached from NOTS on 10 October 1919 and placed under the military jurisdiction of the Commandant 6th Naval District Charleston for duty in the West Indies Freight Service Last voyage and decommissioning editGulfport completed her last voyage to the Caribbean on 25 November 1921 as she returned to New York there she decommissioned 3 March 1922 at the Brooklyn Navy Yard and was sold to Moore amp McCormack Inc of New York on 25 July 1922 Military awards and honors editHer crew was authorized the following medals World War I Victory Medal with Transport clasp Haitian Campaign MedalReferences edit USS Gulfport AK 5 Navsource org Retrieved May 27 2015 This article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships The entry can be found here External links editNavSource Online Service Ship Photo Archive SP 2989 AK 5 Gulfport Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Gulfport AK 5 amp oldid 1155792076, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
