The USS Sage (ID-1707) was a United States Navy cargo ship during World War I and one of the few ships to bear that name in U.S. naval service. Originally named SS War Topaz, the ship was built in 1918 by the Skinner & Eddy Corporation in Seattle, Washington. It was acquired by the U.S. Navy in 1918 and commissioned as USS Sage. The ship was used for transporting cargo to support American forces in Europe during the war. After the war, the USS Sage was decommissioned and returned to the U.S. Shipping Board in 1919. The ship was later sold to private interests and operated under various names until it was scrapped in 1948. The USS Sage had a relatively short but significant service history as a Navy cargo ship during World War I, contributing to the war effort by transporting essential supplies across the Atlantic Ocean.

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