Ordered as Shintaka Acquired 11 July 1918 Decommissioned 3 March 1919 Construction started 1918 Length 127 m | Laid down 1918 Commissioned 12 July 1918 Struck 3 March 1919 Launched 1918 Builder Oakland | |
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USS Alloway (1918) was a cargo ship acquired by the U.S. Navy for transporting war materials in the Atlantic Ocean during World War I.
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Shintaka, a screw steamer built in 1918 at Oakland, California by Moore & Scott, was acquired by the Navy on 11 July 1918, renamed Alloway (ID No. 3139), and commissioned at San Francisco, California on 12 July 1918. She was returned to the United States Shipping Board on 3 March 1919.
World War I service
Assigned to the Naval Overseas Transportation Service (NOTS), Alloway departed from San Francisco soon after commissioning and set a course for the west coast of South America. She arrived at Arica, Chile, on the 17th of August and began loading a cargo of nitrates. The cargo left Arica near the end of the month and arrived at Norfolk, Virginia, on the 20th of September. There, she discharged the nitrates at Norfolk and moved on to New York City for repairs.
Transporting Army cargo to France
On November 10th, the day before the armistice ended World War I, the Alloway, docked in New York, launched her only voyage to Europe. A little over a month later, on the 11th of December, the ship entered port at Quiberon, France. After unloading over 5,000 tons of U.S. Army cargo, Alloway continued on to Brest, France. There she loaded new cargo for the return voyage and entered New York Harbor on February 13, 1919. After discharging her cargo, Alloway entered Schewan's drydock for overhaul.
Post-war decommissioning
On 3 March 1919, she was placed out of commission and returned to the United States Shipping Board for disposition. Presumably, her name was struck from the Navy list that same day.