SS Ozama was built as a commercial cargo ship by the Detroit Shipbuilding Company at Wyandotte, Michigan, in 1916. The U.S. Navy acquired her from the Atlantic, Gulf, and West Indies Steamship Line on 24 December 1917 for World War I service and commissioned her the same day as USS Ozama. Unlike many of the former merchant ships the Navy acquired in 1917 and 1918 for use in the war, Ozama did not receive a Navy identification number (Id. No.).
On 3 April 1918, Ozama she returned to Norfolk and for the remainder of the war continued to ply the Atlantic Ocean to keep naval mine bases in Scotland supplied with their specialized equipment.
Following the Armistice with Germany that ended the war on 11 November 1918, Ozama supported mine clearance operations in the North Sea.
Ozama returned to Norfolk for the last time in her naval career on 28 January 1919. On 13 February 1919 she was decommissioned and returned to the Atlantic, Gulf, and West Indies Steamship Line.
ozama, naval, mine, carrier, that, served, united, states, navy, from, 1917, 1919, historyunited, statesnamenamesakeprevious, name, retainedbuilderdetroit, shipbuilding, company, wyandotte, michiganlaunched7, october, 1916completed1916acquired24, december, 191. USS Ozama was a naval mine carrier that served in the United States Navy from 1917 to 1919 HistoryUnited StatesNameUSS OzamaNamesakePrevious name retainedBuilderDetroit Shipbuilding Company Wyandotte MichiganLaunched7 October 1916Completed1916Acquired24 December 1917Commissioned24 December 1917Decommissioned13 February 1919FateReturned to owners 13 February 1919NotesIn commercial service as SS Ozama 1916 1917 and from 1919General characteristicsTypeNaval mine carrierDisplacement4 300 tons nominal Length261 ft 80 m Beam43 ft 6 in 13 26 m Draft18 ft 6 in 5 64 m mean Speed9 knotsComplement59Armament2 3 inch 76 2 millimeter gunsSS Ozama was built as a commercial cargo ship by the Detroit Shipbuilding Company at Wyandotte Michigan in 1916 The U S Navy acquired her from the Atlantic Gulf and West Indies Steamship Line on 24 December 1917 for World War I service and commissioned her the same day as USS Ozama Unlike many of the former merchant ships the Navy acquired in 1917 and 1918 for use in the war Ozama did not receive a Navy identification number Id No Fitted out at Norfolk Virginia as a naval mine carrier Ozama cleared Hampton Roads Virginia for Scotland early in 1918 On 15 February 1918 she arrived in the Firth of Clyde with a cargo of nava minelaying equipment to be used on the North Sea Mine Barrage On 3 April 1918 Ozama she returned to Norfolk and for the remainder of the war continued to ply the Atlantic Ocean to keep naval mine bases in Scotland supplied with their specialized equipment Following the Armistice with Germany that ended the war on 11 November 1918 Ozama supported mine clearance operations in the North Sea Ozama returned to Norfolk for the last time in her naval career on 28 January 1919 On 13 February 1919 she was decommissioned and returned to the Atlantic Gulf and West Indies Steamship Line References EditThis article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships The entry can be found here NavSource Online NavSource Online Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Ozama Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Ozama amp oldid 1152185931, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
