NANSEMOND, United States Navy -
World War I
Homeward Bound 20th May 1919
U. S. N. Nansemond (ex Pennsylvania)
Service:
The USS Nansemond left Brest France May 20, 1919 bound for Newport News, Virginia. The units reported to be on board were the 305th Ammunition train and military police company of the 80th Division, the 317th Infantry; a part of the 320th Infantry, and a portion of the 315th Field Artillery, all 80th Division units.
Troops who served as Armed Guard aboard the U. S .N. Nansemond between 27 August to 11 November 1918 awarded World War I Victory Medal.
Ship Description
Built by Harlan & Wolff Limited, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1897.
12,891 gross tons; 579 (bp) feet long; 62 feet wide.
Steam quadruple expansion engines, twin screw. Service speed 13 knots.
2,724 passengers (162 first class, 180 second class, 2,382 third class).
Built for Hamburg-American Line, German flag, in 1897 and named Pennsylvania.
Hamburg-New York service.
Interned at New York at the start of World War I in August 1914.
Seized by United States Government, American flag, in 1917 and renamed USS Nansemond.
US Navy transport service. Scrapped in 1924.
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