USAMP William M. Graham 1917

 

1. The Army mine planter the General William M. Graham on the Deleware River during sea trials in late1917.  Although very similar to the Mills, Frank, and Schofield, the Graham has an entirely different profile to her bow and a second forward mast.  We can speculate that the structure above the wheelhouse may have been temporary and used during her shakedown runs.

In 1917, nine years after the Mills, Frank and Schofield were built, the General William M. Graham was constructed at New York Shipbuilding under contract #194 to what appears to be very similar specifications. The Graham's keel was laid on April 2nd 1917 and she was constructed in shipway J.  The ship was launched on August 29th, 1917 and after complete outfitting and sea trials was turned over to the War Department on January 3rd 1918. The ship was named to honor the U.S. Army Brigadier General William Montrose Graham who fought during the Civil War at Antietam and Gettysburg.