USS Fort Wayne (SP-3786)
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| Acquired: | 27 December 1918 |
| Laid down: | |
| Launched: | 1918 |
| Commissioned: | 27 December 1918 |
| Decommissioned: | 23 April 1919 |
| Fate: | unknown |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 12,260 tons |
| Length: | 423 ft 9 in |
| Beam: | 64 ft |
| Draft: | 24 ft 2 in |
| Propulsion: | |
| Speed: | 10 knots |
| Complement: | 60 |
| Armament: | N/A |
USS Fort Wayne (SP-3786), a cargo ship, was built in 1918 by Baltimore Drydock and Shipbuilding Co., Baltimore, Maryland; acquired by the United States Navy 27 December 1918; and commissioned the same day, Lieutenant Commander S. C. Fenn, USNRF, in command.
Between 26 January 1919 and 20 April, Fort Wayne voyaged from the United States to Genoa, Italy, with a full load of cargo for the Italian government. She returned to Norfolk for decommissioning 23 April 1919 and coincident return to the Shipping Board.
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This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
