SS Yale (1906)

SS Yale, a 3,731 gross ton coastal passenger steamship, was built by the Delaware River Iron Shipbuilding and Engine Works in 1906, for service between New York and Boston. In March 1918 the U.S. Navy acquired her from the Pacific Steamship Company of Seattle, Washington, placing her in commission later in that month as USS Yale (ID-1672).

For other ships with the same name, see SS Yale, USS Yale, and USS Greyhound.

SS Yale, shown underway prior to World War I, served as USS Yale (ID-1672), 1918–1920 and as USS Greyhound (IX-106), 1943–1944.
History
United States
NameSS Yale
NamesakeYale University
BuilderDelaware River Iron Shipbuilding and Engine Works
Cost$1,750,000
Laid down1906
Launched1 December 1906
Commissioned25 March 1918
Decommissioned1920
Recommissioned8 August 1943
Decommissioned31 March 1944
Out of service9 March 1948
Stricken18 June 1948
FateSold for scrap
General characteristics
Tonnage3,731 gross tons
Length407 ft (124 m)
Beam61 ft 3 in (18.67 m)
Draft18 ft (5.5 m)
Propulsion2 5,000hp steam turbines, 2 screws
Speed15 knots (28 km/h)
Capacity800

USS Yale served between March 1918 and September 1919. During World War I, the ship made 31 round-trip voyages transporting troops between Britain and France. Yale was decommissioned in early September 1919 and, in June 1920, together with her sister ship Harvard sold for commercial operation along the Pacific Coast between San Francisco and Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Steamship Company spent $8,000,000 to turn the troop ships into high-speed luxury liners, able to make the one way trip in 18 hours.

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