Carried on the Navy List as an unclassified ship for most of that period, she was designated IX–33 on 17 February 1941. On 13 May 1943 she was transferred to the Armed Guard Center, Brooklyn, New York. Placed in service on 22 November 1944, she was assigned to the New York Navy Yard until placed out of service on 14 November 1945.
Struck from the Navy List on 8 January 1946, she sank in the Hudson River the same month and her hulk was sold on 12 September 1946.
newton, 4306, other, ships, with, same, name, newton, second, newton, 4306, training, ship, united, states, navy, history, united, states, nameuss, newton, builderl, shattuck, portsmouth, hampshire, launchednovember, 1919, acquired2, october, 1922, service22, . For other ships with the same name see USS Newton The second USS Newton ID 4306 IX 33 was a training ship in the United States Navy History United States NameUSS Newton BuilderL H Shattuck Inc Portsmouth New Hampshire LaunchedNovember 1919 Acquired2 October 1922 In service22 November 1944 Out of service14 November 1945 ReclassifiedIX 33 17 February 1941 Stricken8 January 1946 FateSold 12 September 1946 General characteristics Displacement5 990 long tons 6 086 t Length268 ft 82 m p p Beam45 ft 2 in 13 77 m Draft23 ft 11 in 7 29 m Armament1 3 in 76 mm gun 4 6 pounder guns Newton was built in 1919 by L H Shattuck Inc Portsmouth New Hampshire and acquired by the U S Navy from the United States Shipping Board on 2 October 1922 Service history editPrepared for service with the New Jersey Naval Militia she served as a training ship in the Jersey City area into World War II Carried on the Navy List as an unclassified ship for most of that period she was designated IX 33 on 17 February 1941 On 13 May 1943 she was transferred to the Armed Guard Center Brooklyn New York Placed in service on 22 November 1944 she was assigned to the New York Navy Yard until placed out of service on 14 November 1945 Struck from the Navy List on 8 January 1946 she sank in the Hudson River the same month and her hulk was sold on 12 September 1946 References editThis article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships The entry can be found here External links editPhoto gallery at Navsource org Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Newton ID 4306 amp oldid 1217358197, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,