Upon the declaration of war with Germany, SS Vogesen was seized by Customs and Navy officials at Pensacola, Florida, and was renamed Quincy 4 June 1917. After a refit at New Orleans, Louisiana, she was quickly placed in service by NOTS as a collier.
World War I North Atlantic operations
During World War IQuincy made three round trip transatlantic voyages. She sailed from Norfolk, Virginia, 27 February 1918 with a cargo of lumber destined for Paulliac, France, and returned to Norfolk 1 June. While at Norfolk she was fitted out to carry fuel oil. Quincy departed 21 July for Brest, France with a cargo of lumber, cement, and airplanes, and returned to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 26 September for a short refit. On her third eastward crossing she left Galveston, Texas, 1 November, bound for Genoa, Italy with a cargo of aviation material. On the return voyage, Quincy called at Gibraltar to take on a Navy cargo, and arrived at Philadelphia 25 March 1919. Quincy subsequently carried cargo between U.S. east coast ports and visited Guantánamo Bay and St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.
Post-war activity
After the war Quincy continued to operate along the U.S. East Coast. She was designated AK–10 on 17 July 1920. From August 1920 until May 1921 she was laid up at Norfolk. Quincy got underway 13 May for Gibraltar and Brest. Upon her return to the U.S. she remained on the east coast a short time and then sailed to the California coast via the Panama Canal making various calls en route to take on and discharge cargo. Quincy arrived at Mare Island Navy Yard, California, 3 November 1921 and visited Hawaii in January–February 1922. She returned to Philadelphia 11 April.
Decommissioning
Quincy decommissioned at Philadelphia 5 June 1922 and was sold 25 September 1922 to the Navigation Steamship Co.
Civilian career
After being sold on multiple occasions, in 1936 she was sold again and was renamed Burego Star, and in 1937 she was resold to Chinese interests and renamed Haida. She was declared missing after sailing from Seattle for Hong Kong on October 24, 1937 with a cargo of sulfur that was believed to be headed for China for use in its munitions industry. She was likely torpedoed by a Japanese I-Boat.[2]
References
^"USS Quincy (AK-10)". Navsource.org. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive - AK-10 Quincy
August 23, 2023
quincy, redirects, here, highway, alaska, numbered, alaska, route, other, ships, with, same, name, quincy, cargo, ship, acquired, navy, service, world, historygerman, empirenamevogesenownerh, vogemann, hamburg, germanybuilderwilliam, doxford, sons, sunderland,. AK 10 redirects here For the highway in Alaska numbered 10 see Alaska Route 10 For other ships with the same name see USS Quincy USS Quincy AK 10 was a cargo ship acquired by the U S Navy for service in World War I HistoryGerman EmpireNameVogesenOwnerH Vogemann Hamburg GermanyBuilderWilliam Doxford amp Sons Sunderland EnglandLaunched31 August 1909FateSeized in 1917 by US Customs at Pensacola FloridaUSS Quincy AK 10 moored at Norfolk Navy Yard Portsmouth VA 11 March 1921 United StatesNameQuincyNamesakeQuincy MassachusettsAcquired8 May 1917Commissioned2 February 1918 as USS QuincyDecommissioned5 June 1922Reclassified17 July 1920 USS Quincy AK 10 StrickenDate unknownIdentificationHull symbol AK 10FateSold 25 September 1922 to the Navigation Steamship Co General characteristics 1 Displacement6 500 long tons 6 600 t Length367 ft 112 m Beam51 ft 16 m Draught21 ft 4 in 6 50 m Speed11 knots 20 km h 13 mph Complement100Armament4 3 in 76 mm guns Contents 1 Seizing a German freighter 2 World War I North Atlantic operations 3 Post war activity 4 Decommissioning 5 Civilian career 6 References 7 External linksSeizing a German freighter EditQuincy formerly SS Vogesen was built in 1909 by William Doxford and Sons Sunderland England for H Vogemann acquired by NOTS 8 May 1917 and commissioned at New Orleans Louisiana 2 February 1918 Upon the declaration of war with Germany SS Vogesen was seized by Customs and Navy officials at Pensacola Florida and was renamed Quincy 4 June 1917 After a refit at New Orleans Louisiana she was quickly placed in service by NOTS as a collier World War I North Atlantic operations EditDuring World War I Quincy made three round trip transatlantic voyages She sailed from Norfolk Virginia 27 February 1918 with a cargo of lumber destined for Paulliac France and returned to Norfolk 1 June While at Norfolk she was fitted out to carry fuel oil Quincy departed 21 July for Brest France with a cargo of lumber cement and airplanes and returned to Philadelphia Pennsylvania 26 September for a short refit On her third eastward crossing she left Galveston Texas 1 November bound for Genoa Italy with a cargo of aviation material On the return voyage Quincy called at Gibraltar to take on a Navy cargo and arrived at Philadelphia 25 March 1919 Quincy subsequently carried cargo between U S east coast ports and visited Guantanamo Bay and St Thomas Virgin Islands Post war activity EditAfter the war Quincy continued to operate along the U S East Coast She was designated AK 10 on 17 July 1920 From August 1920 until May 1921 she was laid up at Norfolk Quincy got underway 13 May for Gibraltar and Brest Upon her return to the U S she remained on the east coast a short time and then sailed to the California coast via the Panama Canal making various calls en route to take on and discharge cargo Quincy arrived at Mare Island Navy Yard California 3 November 1921 and visited Hawaii in January February 1922 She returned to Philadelphia 11 April Decommissioning EditQuincy decommissioned at Philadelphia 5 June 1922 and was sold 25 September 1922 to the Navigation Steamship Co Civilian career EditAfter being sold on multiple occasions in 1936 she was sold again and was renamed Burego Star and in 1937 she was resold to Chinese interests and renamed Haida She was declared missing after sailing from Seattle for Hong Kong on October 24 1937 with a cargo of sulfur that was believed to be headed for China for use in its munitions industry She was likely torpedoed by a Japanese I Boat 2 References Edit USS Quincy AK 10 Navsource org Retrieved May 28 2015 Quincy AK 10 This article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships The entry can be found here External links EditDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships NavSource Online Service Ship Photo Archive AK 10 Quincy Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Quincy AK 10 amp oldid 1093528217, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
