Note: This ship should not be confused with the motorboat Alameda, considered for World War I service as USS Alameda (SP-1040)

USS Alameda (SP-1040)

Note: This ship should not be confused with the steamer Alameda, considered for World War I service as USS Alameda , but also never acquired or commissioned....

, but also never acquired or commissioned.

USS Alameda (ID-1432) was the proposed designation for an steamer

Steamboat

A steamboat or steamship, sometimes called a steamer, is a ship in which the primary method of propulsion is steam power, typically driving propellers or paddlewheels...

 that never actually served in the United States Navy

United States Navy

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SS Alameda was built as a commercial steamer in 1883 by the William Cramp and Sons

William Cramp and Sons

thumb | upright | 1899 advertisement for William Cramp & Sons William Cramp & Sons Shipbuilding Company of Philadelphia was founded in 1825 by William Cramp, and was the preeminent U.S. iron shipbuilder in the 19th century. The American Ship & Commerce Corporation bought the yard in 1919 but closed...

 at Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

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. During the participation of the United States

United States

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 in World War I

World War I

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, the U.S. Navys 13th Naval District inspected her for possible World War I

World War I

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 service, and she was registered accordingly with the Naval Registry Identification Number

Naval Registry Identification Number

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 (ID. No.) 1432. However, the Navy appears never to have acquired or commissioned

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 her.

Alameda remained in commercial use until she burned at a pier

Pier

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 in Seattle

Seattle, Washington

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, Washington, on 28 November 1931.