History of the U.S.S. Leviathan, cruiser and transport forces, United States Atlantic fleet / Compiled from the ship's log and data gathered by the history committee on board the ship

by U.S.S. Leviathan History Committee

The U. S. S. Leviathan

The Leviathan is 954 feet long, 100 feet beam, and, when leaving New York, draws 41 feet 10 inches of water. Place her on Fifth Avenue and she would spread from 42d Street across 45th Street. Stand her on end alongside the Woolworth Building, and she would overtop the Woolworth Building more than 50 feet. She weighs 69,000 tons; more than twice the displacement of the world’s largest dreadnought.

She stows 8,700 tons of coal and carries 5,000 tons of fresh water. If we would be permitted to run her at the speed she is capable of, she would burn between 900 and 1,000 tons of coal a day. When we dock at Hoboken she must have eighteen tug boats to assist her. She can enter New York only on the high water, for the Ambrose Channel is not dredged deeper than 40 feet. She can move at Hoboken only on the slack water, for no amount of tugs could dock her at Hoboken while the tide is running. Before the armistice she carried ten loads of troops to Europe; about 4,500 officers and 100,000 men. Thus she has alone handled one-twentieth of the A. E. F. Twenty Leviathans alone could handle all the A. E. F. Alone, the Leviathan has placed in Europe more U. S. Troops than Meade commanded at the decisive battle—Gettysburg.

Her Engineering Department requires 12 officers and 950 men. Her Commissary Department requires 7 officers and 350 men. When you have roast beef they have to cut up 40 steers.

During the war, on the eastward voyage, the Commissary Department has fed 10,000 troops in 70 minutes, and at that permitting men to come back for the second.

Even if the East River were deep enough her funnels are six feet too high to go under the East River bridges.

Those on the bridge stand with their eyes 87 feet above water. Against submarines we had eight six-inch guns and a supply of depth charges always manned; but only twice have periscopes appeared, both times in her rear. Both times the destroyers bombed at them well.

U. S. S. LEVIATHAN
STATISTICS OF NUMBERS CARRIED
Up To and Including 14th Trip

VOYAGE	LEFT	ARRIVED	Days at Sea	Days in Port	PASSENGERS								SHIP’S COMPANY				Total on Board	COMMANDING OFFICER
					Troops	N. C. O.’s	Army Officers	Nurses	Civilians	Misc’l	Naval Super- numeraries	Total Passengers	Naval Officers	Navy Enlisted	Misc’l	Total Navy
EAST 1 WEST	New York Dec. 15, 1917	Liverpool Dec. 24, 1917	9	50	6839	Included with Troops	277	138	...	...	...	7254	62	1625	...	1687	8941	CAPT. J. W. OMAN
	Liverpool Feb. 12, 1918	New York Feb. 20, 1918	8	12	5	Included with Troops	...	...	...	19	77	101	62	1625	...	1687	1789
EAST 2 WEST	New York Mar. 4, 1918	Liverpool Mar. 12, 1918	8	29	7695	56	439	...	5	47	100	8342	59	1798	...	1857	10199	CAPT. H. F. BRYAN
	Liverpool Apr. 10, 1918	New York Apr. 17, 1918	7	7	5	...	...	...	...	37	204	246	58	1789	2	1849	2095
EAST 3 WEST	New York Apr. 24, 1918	Brest May 2, 1918	8	3	8208	97	361	229	13	1	443	9352	65	1986	1	2052	11404	CAPT. H. F. BRYAN
	Brest May 5, 1918	New York May 12, 1918	7	10	14	...	...	...	3	8	44	69	65	1984	2	2051	2120
EAST 4 WEST	New York May 22, 1918	Brest May 30, 1918	8	2	9944	111	399	99	17	7	736	1313	65	1960	3	2028	13341	CAPT. H. F. BRYAN
	Brest June 1, 1918	New York June 8, 1918	7	7	25	...	...	...	1	7	1	34	64	1972	1	2037	2071
EAST 5 WEST	New York June 15, 1918	Brest June 22, 1918	7	2	9833	149	395	...	2	21	743	11143	62	1949	2	2013	13156	CAPT. H. F. BRYAN
	Brest June 24, 1918	New York July 1, 1918	7	7	14	...	...	...	31	3	...	48	62	1949	1	2012	2060
EAST 6 WEST	New York July 8, 1918	Brest July 15, 1918	7	3	9944	138	437	...	8	18	448	10993	63	1932	1	1996	12989	CAPT. H. F. BRYAN
	Brest July 18, 1918	New York July 25, 1918	7	9	183	...	79	...	72	...	383	717	62	1932	1	1995	2712
EAST 7 WEST	New York Aug. 3, 1918	Brest Aug. 11, 1918	8	2	10305	94	482	...	3	12	518	11414	63	2080	1	2144	13558	CAPT. H. F. BRYAN
	Brest Aug. 13, 1918	New York Aug. 20, 1918	7	11	204	16	321	...	25	8	141	715	64	2079	1	2144	2859
EAST 8 WEST	New York Aug. 31, 1918	Brest Sept. 7, 1918	7	5	9953	78	407	99	...	5	597	11139	68	2154	1	2223	13362	CAPT. H. F. BRYAN
	Brest Sept. 12, 1918	New York Sept. 19, 1918	7	10	300	25	125	2	99	33	38	622	68	2150	1	2219	2841
EAST 9 WEST	New York Sept. 29, 1918	Brest Oct. 7, 1918	8	2	8839	34	260	191	2	1	254	9587	64	2157	1	2222	11809	CAPT. W. W. PHELPS
	Brest Oct. 9, 1918	New York Oct. 17, 1918	8	10	260	19	96	2	11	66	49	503	64	2158	1	2223	2726
EAST 10 WEST	New York Oct. 27, 1918	Liverpool Nov. 3, 1918	7	31	7140	52	367	...	4	1	565	8129	68	2258	1	2327	10456	CAPT. W. W. PHELPS
	Liverpool Dec. 4	Brest Dec. 5	1	3	3634	Included with Troops	78	15	252	23	4846	8870	70	2278	...	2348	11218
	Brest Dec. 8, 1918	N.Y. Dec. 15, 1918	7	40
EAST 11 WEST	New York Jan. 24, 1919	Brest Jan. 31, 1919	7	3	10	...	6	...	19	1037	1	1073	76	2157	8 Nurses	2241	3314	CAPT. W. W. PHELPS
	Brest Feb. 3, 1919	New York Feb. 11, 1919	8	5	9040	130	359	30	20	26	53	9658	76	2157	8 Nurses	2241	11899
EAST 12 WEST	New York Feb. 16, 1919	Brest Feb. 23, 1919	7	3	7	2	6	...	8	358	158	539	83	1918	8 Nurses	2009	2548	CAPT. W. W. PHELPS
	Brest Feb. 26, 1919	New York Mar. 6, 1919	8	9	9714	133	319	66	23	78	50	10383	84	1960	8 Nurses	2052	12435
EAST 13 WEST	New York Mar. 15, 1919	Brest Mar. 23, 1919	8	3	2	...	5	...	29	57	4 Officers	97	73	2083	15	2171	2268	CAPT. W. W. PHELPS
	Brest Mar. 26, 1919	New York Apr. 2, 1919	7	5	11441	143	460	28	11	11	9 Officers 3 Enlisted	12106	73	2083	15	2171	14277
EAST 14 WEST	New York Apr. 7, 1919	Brest Apr. 14, 1919	7	4	3	...	8	...	39	4	...	54	69	2063	16	2148	2202	CAPT. E. H. DURELL
	Brest Apr. 18, 1919	New York Apr. 25, 1919	7	...	11442	172	409	...	43	6	8 Officers	12080	68	2091	18	2177	14257