USAT Maui

USAT Maui

SS Maui at start of Maiden voyage 7 Apr 1917.
History
Name	USAT Maui
Owner	United States Army
Builder	Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California
Launched	23 Dec 1916
Completed	1917
In service	1917
Out of service	1946
Fate	scrapped 1948
General characteristics
Type	Passenger Liner
Tonnage	17,430 tons
Length	501 ft 2 in (152.8m)
Beam	58 ft (18m)
Depth	44 ft 9 in (13.6m); draft 30 ft 2 in (9.19m)
Propulsion	twin screw
Speed	18 knots (33 km/h)

Remarks

Built as a passenger ship for the Matson Navigation Company who used her on the Hawaii service, but also with the characteristics of a Second class auxiliary cruiser. During ww1 the US Navy took her over and used her to transport troops and cargo to Europe and return with injured servicemen. Following the Armistice she was used to repatriate troops to the USA.

In September 1919 the Maui returned to civilian hands, but was laid up during 1933 before being converted to cargo. In November 1941 she was involved in a collision in San Francisco Bay, but soon after, on 3 December she was purchased by the US Army and used in the Pacific for the rest of the war. Maui completed her Army service in early 1946 and was transferred to the Maritime Administration for disposal. On 16 January 1948 the ship was sold to Zidell Ship Dismantling Company for $40,000 scrapped in 1948

Soldiers carried

Sydney to Morotai 26 May - 5 Jun 1945

• George Sydney Devereaux