San Joaquin I YFNB

San Joaquin I

A river in central California.

(YFNB: t. 1,551; 1. 219'9l/~"; b. 41'7"; dph. 24'2"; nsp.)

The first San Joaquin, a wooden, schooner-rigged barge, built during 1876 at Freeport, Maine, was purchased during 1918 by the Navy from the Luckenbach Steam Ship Co., and placed in service on 8 August 1918, Chief Boatswain's Mate John J. Miller in charge.

Assigned to the Naval Overseas Transportation Service as a non-self-propelled lighter, San Joaquin made seven round-trip voyages between Norfolk and New England ports transporting coal. During these operations, San Joaquin was towed by the tugs Allegheny, Billow, Mohave, Pensacola, and Sagamore. She was detached on 27 March 1919 and assigned to local duty within the 5th Naval District. San Joaquin was struck from the Navy list on 13 June 1919 and sold on 11 September 1919 to the Neptune Line of New York, N.Y.

San Joaquin (AKA-109), a Tolland class attack cargo ship, was laid down on 17 August 1945 by the Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Kearny, N.J. Further construction, however, was canceled on 27 August 1945.