Pressed into service as a collier, Volunteer departed San Francisco, California, on 7 September 1918, bound for East Asia. During that voyage, she made port calls at Shanghai, China, and Hong Kong before arriving at Manila on the island of Luzon in the Philippines on 24 October 1918. From there, she moved south to Iloilo on the island of Panay, located in the central Philippines. She reached Iloilo on 6 November 1918 and, after a false start and a return for additional fuel, finally set course back to the United States on 8 December 1918. Volunteer reached Oahu in the Hawaiian Islands on 1 January 1919 and remained in Hawaii until 9 January 1919, when she got underway for the United States East Coast. Volunteer arrived in New York City on 15 February 1919.
On 27 February 1919, Volunteer was simultaneously decommissioned, stricken from the Navy List, and returned to the United States Shipping Board.
Later careeredit
Once again SS Volunteer, the ship remained in the possession of the United States Shipping Board until 1937, when she was sold to the Lykes Brothers-Ripley Steamship Company of New Orleans, Louisiana. That company operated her under the name SS Volunteer until either 1946 or 1948,[2] then sold her to Arm. Transatlantica of Panama. Renamed SS Andalusia, she continued in commercial service until she was wrecked on Waadah Island in the Strait of Juan de Fuca near Cape Flattery, Washington, on 4 November 1949.
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^According to the Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images, Lykes Brothers-Ripley Steamship Company sold Volunteer in 1946; according to the Dictionary of Naval Fighting Ships and NavSource Online [1], that company sold her in 1948.
^According to the Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images (at http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-civil/civsh-v/voluntr.htm), Lykes Brothers-Ripley Steamship Company sold Volunteer in 1946; according to the Dictionary of Naval Fighting Ships and NavSource Online, that company sold her in 1948.
Department of the Navy: Naval Historical Center: Online Library of Selected Images: Civilian Ships: Volunteer (American Freighter, 1918). Served as USS Volunteer (ID # 3242) in 1918-1919
NavSource Online: Civilian Vessel Photo Archive Volunteer (ID 3242)
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volunteer, 3242, other, ships, with, same, name, volunteer, second, united, states, navy, collier, commission, from, 1918, 1919, cargo, ship, volunteer, francisco, california, time, completion, 1918, prior, commissiong, collier, volunteer, history, united, sta. For other ships with the same name see USS Volunteer The second USS Volunteer ID 3242 was a United States Navy collier in commission from 1918 to 1919 Cargo ship SS Volunteer in San Francisco Bay California at the time of her completion in mid 1918 prior to her commissiong as collier USS Volunteer History United States NameUSS Volunteer NamesakePrevious name retained BuilderBethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation Alameda California Launched18 May 1918 Acquired23 August 1918 Commissioned23 August 1918 Decommissioned27 February 1919 Stricken27 February 1919 FateTransferred to United States Shipping Board 27 February 1919 NotesOperated commercially as SS Volunteer from 1919 to either 1946 or 1948 and as SS Andalusia from 1946 or 1948 until 1949 1 Wrecked 4 November 1949 General characteristics TypeCollier Tonnage7 955 Gross register tons Displacement16 100 tons normal Length410 ft 0 in 124 97 m Beam56 ft 0 in 17 07 m Draft30 ft 6 in 9 30 m aft Speed10 5 knots Complement70 Contents 1 Construction acquisition and commissioning 2 United States Navy service 3 Later career 4 Notes 5 ReferencesConstruction acquisition and commissioning editSS Volunteer was built for the United States Shipping Board as a cargo ship by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation at Alameda California and launched on 18 May 1918 She was earmarked for U S Navy World War I service with the naval registry Identification Number Id No 3242 and was delivered to the Navy on 23 August 1918 She was commissioned as USS Volunteer the same day United States Navy service editPressed into service as a collier Volunteer departed San Francisco California on 7 September 1918 bound for East Asia During that voyage she made port calls at Shanghai China and Hong Kong before arriving at Manila on the island of Luzon in the Philippines on 24 October 1918 From there she moved south to Iloilo on the island of Panay located in the central Philippines She reached Iloilo on 6 November 1918 and after a false start and a return for additional fuel finally set course back to the United States on 8 December 1918 Volunteer reached Oahu in the Hawaiian Islands on 1 January 1919 and remained in Hawaii until 9 January 1919 when she got underway for the United States East Coast Volunteer arrived in New York City on 15 February 1919 On 27 February 1919 Volunteer was simultaneously decommissioned stricken from the Navy List and returned to the United States Shipping Board Later career editOnce again SS Volunteer the ship remained in the possession of the United States Shipping Board until 1937 when she was sold to the Lykes Brothers Ripley Steamship Company of New Orleans Louisiana That company operated her under the name SS Volunteer until either 1946 or 1948 2 then sold her to Arm Transatlantica of Panama Renamed SS Andalusia she continued in commercial service until she was wrecked on Waadah Island in the Strait of Juan de Fuca near Cape Flattery Washington on 4 November 1949 Notes edit According to the Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images Lykes Brothers Ripley Steamship Company sold Volunteer in 1946 according to the Dictionary of Naval Fighting Ships and NavSource Online 1 that company sold her in 1948 According to the Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images at http www history navy mil photos sh civil civsh v voluntr htm Lykes Brothers Ripley Steamship Company sold Volunteer in 1946 according to the Dictionary of Naval Fighting Ships and NavSource Online that company sold her in 1948 References edit nbsp This article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships The entry can be found here Department of the Navy Naval Historical Center Online Library of Selected Images Civilian Ships Volunteer American Freighter 1918 Served as USS Volunteer ID 3242 in 1918 1919 NavSource Online Civilian Vessel Photo Archive Volunteer ID 3242 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Volunteer ID 3242 amp oldid 1183630953, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
