ABSTRACT
Aroostook Class No. Name Builder Launched Acquired Comm.
1256 Aroostook Cramp 26 Mar 1907 12 Nov 1917 7 Dec 1917
ex-Bunker Hill
1255 Shawmut Cramp 29 Jan 1907 9 Nov 1917 7 Jan 1918
ex-Massachusetts
Tonnage 3,800 tons, 4,779 GRT
Dimensions 395’ (oa) 375’ (wl) x 52’2” x 16’
Machinery 2 screws, VTE, 8 S/E boilers, IHP 7000, 20 knots
Complement 314
Armament 1-5”/51, 2-3”/50AA Notes: Eastern S.S. Co. For a similar ship Old Colony (SP-1254) see p. 156
Service record:
Aroostook: North Sea Mine Barrage, 1918. CM 3. Converted to seaplane tender, 1919. Decomm 10 Mar 1931. †
Shawmut: North Sea Mine Barrage 1918. CM 4. Conv to seaplane tender, 1919. †
Canandaigua Class No. Name Builder Launched Acquired Comm.
