USS Proteus (AC-9)

USS Proteus
History
United States
Name	USS Proteus
Namesake	Proteus
Builder	Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Laid down	31 October 1911
Launched	14 September 1912
Commissioned	9 July 1913
Decommissioned	25 March 1924
Stricken	5 December 1940
Fate	Sold, 8 March 1941 Lost at sea, November 1941
General characteristics
Class and type	Proteus-class collier
Displacement	19,000 long tons (19,000 t) full
Length	522 ft (159 m)
Beam	63 ft (19 m)
Draft	27 ft 8 in (8.43 m)
Speed	15 kn (17 mph; 28 km/h)
Complement	158 officers and enlisted
Armament	4 × 4"/50 caliber guns

The collier USS Proteus (AC-9) was laid down on 31 October 1911, by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, and launched on 14 September 1912. She was the lead ship of her class of four colliers. She was commissioned on 9 July 1913, to the United States Navy.