The USS Quincy (AK-10) was a cargo ship built in 1909 by William Doxford and Sons in Sunderland, England, originally named SS Vogesen. She was constructed for H. Vogemann and later seized by U.S. Customs and Navy officials at Pensacola, Florida, following the declaration of war with Germany in 1917. Renamed Quincy on June 4, 1917, she was acquired by the U.S. Navy and commissioned at New Orleans on February 2, 1918. Following a refit, she was designated as a cargo ship (AK-10) and primarily served as a collier for the Navy during World War I. During the war, Quincy completed three transatlantic voyages. Her first departure from Norfolk, Virginia, on February 27, 1918, carried lumber to Saint-Nazaire, France, returning to Norfolk on June 1. She was then outfitted to carry fuel oil. Her second voyage began on July 21, 1918, when she sailed to Brest, France, with lumber, cement, and airplanes, returning to Philadelphia for a brief refit in late September. Her third trip took her from Galveston, Texas, on November 1, 1918, bound for Genoa, Italy, with aviation materials, and included a stop at Gibraltar to load navy cargo before returning to Philadelphia on March 25, 1919. Post-war, Quincy operated along U.S. East Coast ports and visited locations such as Guantánamo Bay and St. Thomas. Designated AK–10 in July 1920, Quincy was laid up at Norfolk from August 1920 until May 1921. She then traveled via the Panama Canal to the California coast, arriving at Mare Island Navy Yard in November 1921, and made a visit to Hawaii in early 1922. She returned to Philadelphia in April 1922 and was decommissioned on June 5, 1922. Subsequently, Quincy was sold to the Navigation Steamship Co. and changed hands multiple times over the years. Renamed Burego Star in 1936 and Haida in 1937, she was believed to be torpedoed and lost after sailing from Seattle for Hong Kong in October 1937 with sulfur cargo destined for China, likely attacked by a Japanese I-Boat. The USS Quincy’s service highlights her role as a vital logistical vessel during World War I and her ongoing use in maritime commerce until her presumed loss in the late 1930s.

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