USS Charles

	USS Charles in dazzle camouflage. at Mare Island Navy Yard on 1 June 1918.
History
United States
Name	SS Harvard (February 1907–9 April 1918); USS Harvard (9 April 1918–11 April 1918); USS Charles (11 April 1918–29 July 1920); USS Harvard (29 July 1920–14 October 1920); SS Harvard (14 October 1920–30 May 1931);
Owner	Metropolitan Steamship Company (1907–1910); Pacific Steam Navigation Company (1910–1918); United States Navy (1918–1920); Los Angeles Steamship Company (1920–1930); Matson Navigation Company (1930–1931);
Operator	Metropolitan Steamship Company (1907–1910); Pacific Steam Navigation Company (1910–1918); United States Navy (1918–1920); Los Angeles Steamship Company (1920–1931);
Route	New York–Boston (1907–1910); Southampton–Le Havre or Boulogne (1918–1919); Los Angeles–San Francisco (1921–1931);
Builder	Delaware River Iron Ship Building and Engine Works, Chester, PA
Yard number	334
Launched	30 January 1907
Completed	1907
Acquired	Commandeered 21 March 1918; Purchased 28 August 1918;
Commissioned	9 April 1918
Decommissioned	10 June 1920
In service	1907–1918 (Civilian service); 1918–1920 (US Navy service); 1921–1931 (Civilian service);
Identification	Naval identification number: ID-1298
Nickname(s)	White Flyers of the Pacific (with sister Yale)
Fate	Wrecked off California 30 May 1931
General characteristics
Type	Troop transport
Tonnage	3,731 GRT or 3,737 GRT
Length	403 ft (123 m)
Beam	51.3 ft (15.6 m)
Draft	19 ft (5.8 m)
Propulsion	Steam engine
Speed	22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Capacity	800 passengers
Complement	211

USS Charles (ID-1298) was a troop transport that served in the United States Navy from 1918 to 1920 and was briefly in commission as USS Harvard in 1918 and 1920. She was better known in her role as passenger liner SS Harvard, one of the premier West Coast steamships operated by the Los Angeles Steamship Company.