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    Lake Pepin (Cargo Ship, 1918)

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    Lake Pepin, a 2240 gross ton steam cargo ship, was built in 1918 at Duluth, Minnesota. Her original name, Muerthe, was changed to the United States Shipping Board's "Lake" series prior to completion. She was acquired by the U.S. Navy and placed in commission at Montreal, Quebec, as USS Lake Pepin (ID # 4215) in September 1918. The ship served as a Naval Overseas Transportation Service coal carrier between the United Kingdom and France until May 1919, then returned to the U.S. with a cargo of ordnance. USS Lake Pepin was decommissioned in June 1919 and returned to the U.S. Shipping Board. Sold to private owners in 1923 and renamed Samoa, she was resold to the U.S. Government in 1946 and scrapped in 1949.
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