&sq=KAROL G&lang=en&file=File:USS_Supply_1873_in_dock.jpg) USS Supply (formerly SS Illinois) in dock, probably taken just after the ship's recommission in August 1902.
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Supply |
| Builder | William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia |
| Cost | $520,000 |
| Yard number | 183 |
| Launched | 15 August 1872 |
| Maiden voyage | 23 January 1874 |
| Refit | 1891 |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1928 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Auxiliary ship |
| Tonnage | 3,104 GRT |
| Displacement | 4,325 |
| Length | 355 ft 8 in (108.4 m) |
| Beam | 43 ft 4 in (13.2 m) |
| Draft | 19 ft 5 in (5.9 m) |
| Depth of hold | 32 ft 2 in (9.8 m) |
| Propulsion | Triple expansion steam engine, single screw, auxiliary sails |
| Sail plan | Schooner-rigged |
| Speed | 9.5 knots (17.6 km/h; 10.9 mph) |
| Complement | 128 |
| Armament |
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USS Supply, ex-Illinois, was a schooner-rigged iron steamer built in 1873 by William Cramp & Sons of Philadelphia. Illinois was purchased by the Navy Department from the International Navigation Company on 30 April 1898 for $325,000.00 and commissioned as Supply, Lt. Comdr. R. R. Ingersoll in command.
- ^ R.F. = Rapid Fire. E.F. probably stands for Elevated Fire.
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