USS Alameda (ID-1432)
| Career (United States) | 100x35px |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Alameda (proposed) |
| Namesake: | Previous name retained |
| Builder: | William Cramp and Sons, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Completed: | 1883 |
| Acquired: | Never |
| Commissioned: | Never |
| Fate: | Burned at a pier in Seattle, Washington, 28 November 1931 |
| Notes: | Registered with Identification Number (Id. No.) 1432 for potential U.S. Navy service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Steamer |
| Displacement: | 5,000 tons |
| Length: | 332 ft 5 in (101.32 m) |
| Beam: | 41 ft (12 m) |
| Draft: | 22 ft (6.7 m) |
| Installed power: | 3,500 indicated horsepower |
| Propulsion: | Steam engine, one shaft |
| Speed: | 15 knots |
| Crew: | 52 |
Note: This ship should not be confused with the motorboat Alameda, considered for World War I service as USS Alameda (SP-1040), but also never acquired or commissioned.
USS Alameda (ID-1432) was the proposed designation for an steamer that never actually served in the United States Navy.
SS Alameda was built as a commercial steamer in 1883 by the William Cramp and Sons at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. During the participation of the United States in World War I, the U.S. Navy's 13th Naval District inspected her for possible World War I service, and she was registered accordingly with the naval registry Identification Number (ID. No.) 1432. However, the Navy appears never to have acquired or commissioned her.
Alameda remained in commercial use until she burned at a pier in Seattle, Washington, on 28 November 1931.
References
- This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Alameda (ID 1432)
