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USS ''Eastern Shore'' (ID-3500) was a United States Navy cargo ship built for the United States Shipping Board by Harima Dockyard Company, Ltd., one of the yards of the Suzuki companies in Japan. The ship was acquired by the Navy after delivery at Seattle, Washington on 20 October 1918 and in commission from 1918 to 1919. The ship has been mistakenly been "also named" ''Eastern Soldier'', a sister ship built in the same yard later. ''Eastern Shore'' is shown as still in service in 1945—1946. ==Construction, acquisition, and commissioning== ''Eastern Shore'' was built as the commercial cargo ship SS ''Eastern Shore'' in 1918 by the Suzuki interests' Harima Dockyard Company, Ltd. (acquired by Suzuki in 1916 and expanded into large shipbuilding), at Harima, Japan, for the United States Shipping Board (USSB). The keel for ''Eastern Shore'', first of a group of the largest vessels built by the company at 11,000 tons deadweight, was laid 5 February 1918 with launch on 12 August 1918 and delivery at Seattle, Washington on 20 October 1918. A smaller USSB vessel, ''Eastern King'' of 5,000 tons deadweight, had preceded ''Eastern Shore'' in January 1918 and the 11,000 deadweight ''Eastern Soldier'' followed along with another smaller ship, ''Eastern Pilot'' in 1919. The ship and builder were subject of a derogatory ditty, titled "What the Slipping Board Slipped onto us," apparently based on events during delivery to Seattle or shortly after delivery with a part reading:
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The close referred to the Chief "cussing" the man that designed "this nautical crime." Supporting the ruputed deficiencies is the note concerning repairs on the way to Europe: "After loading a cargo of flour at Seattle, ''Eastern Shore'' departed Puget Sound Navy Yard 2 January 1919, arriving New York 29 January for repairs." Despite any such faults, the ship survived the next war. After she was converted for naval use at the Puget Sound Navy Yard at Bremerton, Washington, the Shipping Board transferred her to the U.S. Navy on 1 December 1918; the Navy in turn assigned her the naval registry identification number 3500 and commissioned her that same day as USS ''Eastern Shore'' (ID-3500) with Lieutenant Commander F. G. Bucknam, USNRF, in command. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USS Eastern Shore (ID-3500)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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