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Lake Catherine (Cargo Ship, 1918)

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Lake Catherine, a 1983 gross ton steam cargo ship, was built at Toledo, Ohio, in 1918. Taken over by the U.S. Navy and placed in commission as USS Lake Catherine (ID # 3568) in October 1918, she made one trans-Atlantic voyage during the final weeks of World War I. From November 1918 until July 1919, she operated in European waters, mainly carrying food in support of post-war relief activities. USS Lake Catherine was decommissioned in August 1919 and returned to the U.S. Shipping Board. Subsequently employed as a merchant ship, she reportedly bore the names Oscar J. Lingeman, Aetna and Manasquan. The ship was scrapped in 1946.

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