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TEMPORARY AUXILIARY SHIPS
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S.S. Frieda (American Bulk Carrier, 1913)
Served as USS Frieda (ID # 1618) in 1918-1919.
Later S.S. Peh Shan, Norse Carrier and Sana Maru.
Frieda, a 3365 gross ton bulk cargo carrier, was built in 1913 at Quincy, Massachusetts, for the Union Sulpher Co. She was commissioned at Hoboken, New Jersey, in October 1918 as USS Frieda (ID # 1618) and employed as a freighter. The ship loaded a cargo of Army supplies and sailed from New York in a convoy bound for Rochefort, France, where she arrived in November. Upon her return to New York in December the Navy decided to demobilize her but first had to carrry out extensive repairs. USS Frieda was decommissioned in January 1919 and delivered to the U.S. Shipping Board for simultaneous return to her owners. The ship was sold to a Chinese firm in 1937 as Peh Shan and was soon renamed Norse Carrier. Taken over by the Japanese Government in 1941 as Sana Maru, she was sunk by USS Kingfish (SS-234) off the coast of Indochina on 20 October 1943.
This page features all available views concerning the American freighter Frieda, USS Frieda (ID # 1618), and S.S. Peh Shan, Norse Carrier, and Sana Maru.
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Photo #: NH 105496 S.S. Frieda (American Bulk Carrier, 1913) Underway, circa 1913-1917. This ship served as USS Frieda (ID # 1618) between October 1918 and January 1919. Donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2008. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 66KB; 740 x 535 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 105497 S.S. Frieda (American Bulk Carrier, 1913) Photographed from almost directly ahead, while underway circa 1913-1917. This ship served as USS Frieda (ID # 1618) between October 1918 and January 1919. Donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2008. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 40KB; 740 x 535 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 101711 S.S. Frieda (American bulk carrier, 1913) Possibly photographed around the time of her inspection by the Third Naval District circa 1917. This ship was in commission in the Navy as USS Frieda (ID # 1618) between October 1918 and January 1919. Frieda was configured with her engines aft, as in a tanker. Some of her large hatch covers are raised to permit cargo handling. The original print is in National Archives' Record Group 19-LCM. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 51KB; 740 x 420 pixels |
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