USS FEDERAL, later FUKUJU MARU, was completed in 1918 as a cargo ship for the U. S. Shipping Board. In '18, she was commissioned as USS FEDERAL. In '37 she was sold to a British firm in Shanghai, China and renamed FEDERLOCK.
Builder and Year Completed: |
Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey, USA. 1918 |
Gross tonnage: | 6,868-ton-tons. |
Dimensions: | Lpp 411' 6" x 55’ x 27’ |
Propulsion: | 1 triple expansion steam engine, single shaft, 1 screw, |
Speed: | 11 knots cruising. |
Armament: | Unknown |