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Specifications: Displacement 12,397 t.; Length 423' 9"; Beam 54'; Draft 24' 6"; Speed 11 kts.; Complement 70; Armament one 6" and one 3".

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
	58k	Probably photographed upon completion of construction, circa 1917. USN Photograph NH 65094-A		Naval Historical Center

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Absaroka (Id. No. 2581) was built in 1917 for the United States Shipping Board by Skinner & Eddy Co. Seattle, Wash. taken over by the Navy on a bare boat basis on 17 September 1918, and commissioned that same day, Lt. Comdr. O. W. Hughes in command.

Absaroka was assigned to the Naval Overseas Transportation Service following her commissioning. Between October 1918 and February 1919, the ship made two transatlantic voyages carrying Army cargo to ports in France, England, and the Netherlands. During her second trip, Absaroka rescued the captain and crew of the disabled British steamer War Marvel and landed them safely at Falmouth, England.

The ship arrived in New York City on 12 February 1919 and was immediately drydocked for overhaul. Absaroka was decommissioned on 4 March 1919 and returned to the United States Shipping Board.