[aomagrat]

Today's classic warship, USS Hector (AC-7)

Displacement 11,230
Length 403'
Beam 53'
Draw 24'8"
Speed 12 k
Complement 82

USS Hector, a 11,230-ton collier, was built at Sparrows Point, Maryland. Commissioned in October 1909, she was primarily employed in transporting coal for the Atlantic Fleet throughout her brief career. In addition, during early 1915 she carried the small submarines A-3, A-5 and B-1 from the United States to the Philippines. USS Hector was wrecked off the U.S. Atlantic Coast on 14 July 1916.

[snippy_about_it]

In Homer's Illiad, HECTOR, one of Pream's fifty sons, was defender of Troy and bravest of all Trojans. He slew Patrocles and in turn was slain by Achilles.

MOTTO (in Greek): through work, the victory

In my extensive thread "Naming Navy Ships" I don't remember seeing ships named after mythical characters. I had to go to the USS Hector website to see why it was named such. Interesting.

[SAMWolf]

Afternoon aomagrat.

Do you know if the USS Hector was the same class collier as the USS Jupiter that was converted into the USS Langley?