USS Nahunta (1872)

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Career
Name:	USS Nahunta
Builder:	Aitken Mansel, Glasgow, Scotland
Laid down:	1872
Commissioned:	8 August 1917
Fate:	Sold, 2 October 1919
General characteristics
Type:	Barge
Displacement:	1,213 long tons (1,232 t)
Length:	226 ft 6 in (69.04 m)
Beam:	38 ft 8 in (11.79 m)
Draft:	21 ft (6.4 m)
Complement:	6

USS Nahunta, a seagoing barge, was built as West Point by Aitken Mansel, Glasgow, Scotland, in 1872; acquired by the United States Navy as Nahunta from Luckenbach Steamship Co., Inc., New York City; and commissioned 8 August 1917.

The barge operated in the 5th Naval District until assigned to Naval Overseas Transportation Service on 8 August 1917. Nahunta served along the east coast carrying coal from Norfolk, Virginia, until 15 August 1919 when she was detached from NOTS. She continued duty in the 5th Naval District until sold on 2 October.

The ship gets its name from the city Nahunta, Georgia. The Nahunta retained its former name after being sold.

References

• This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

External Links

• Photo gallery at Naval Historical Center