USS Virginian (ID-3920)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Virginian.
For ships named USS Virginia, see USS Virginia. For the ocean liner SS Virginian, see SS Drottningholm.
Not to be confused with tug USS Virginian, which was in commission in 1918–1919.
SS Virginian in San Francisco Bay sometime between 1908 and 1917.
History
United States
NameUSS Virginian
NamesakeState of Virginia
OwnerAmerican-Hawaiian Steamship Company
OperatorAmerican-Hawaiian Steamship Company
BuilderMaryland Steel Company, Sparrows Point, Maryland
Launched11 February 1903
Completed1903
AcquiredEarly 1919
Commissioned1 February 1919
Decommissioned19 August 1919
FateReturned to owner 19 August 1919
Notes
  • In commercial service as SS Maine 1903-1908 and as SS Virginian 1908-1919 and 1919-1947
  • Transferred to United States Maritime Commission 1947
  • Sold for scrapping April 1948
General characteristics
TypeTroop transport
Tonnage7,914 Gross register tons
Length492 ft 0 in (149.96 m)
Beam58 ft 3 in (17.75 m)
Draft31 ft 9 in (9.68 m)
PropulsionSteam engines, two shafts
Troops4,771
Complement106
ArmamentNone

USS Virginian (hull number ID-3920) was a United States Navy troop transport in commission in 1919.

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