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Chinampa (ID 1952)

Tanker: Built in 1903 as Prometheus by the Palmer Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., Newcastle-on-Tyne, England; Renamed Cushing and Chinampa; Acquired by the Navy in September 1918: Commissioned Chinampa (ID 1952), 3 October 1918; Decommissioned 27 May 1919 and transferred to the United States Shipping Board for return to her owners, the Standard Oil Company, of New York City. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 13,675 t.; Length 442'; Beam 54' 8"; Draft 26' 2"; Speed 10 kts.; Complement 96; Armament one 5" and one 3".

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SS Cushing
Chinampa 90k Cushing in port, possibly when inspected by the Third Naval District on 10 November 1917.
U.S. Navy photo NH 102814		 Naval Historical Center
SS Chinampa
Chinampa 97k S.S. Chinampa in port, probably in 1919. The name board above her pilothouse indicates that this photograph was taken during, or shortly after, the ship's service with the Naval Overseas Transportation Service.
U.S. Navy photo NH 101395		 Naval Historical Center
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships History: Chinampa (No. 1952) was built in 1903 by Palmer Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, as Cushing. She was acquired from the Shipping Board 23 September 1918, and commissioned 3 October 1918, Lieutenant Commander E. W. Miller, USNRF, in command.

Assigned to the Naval Overseas Transportation Service, she made two transatlantic voyages for the Navy between 16 October 1918 and 11 February 1919, and an additional voyage for the Army from 23 February to 28 March 1919, carrying gasoline and fuel oil to various ports in France, England, and Belgium.

Chinampa was decommissioned 27 May 1919 and delivered to the Shipping Board for return to her owner.

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