Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "American Legion was built for the United States Shipping Board (USSB), one of the planned World War I troop transports converted before construction into passenger and cargo vessels, the Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1029 ships. The ship was laid down as Koda and perhaps assigned the name Badger State at one point, but renamed American Legion before launch and one of only a few of the design not taking a state nickname. Originally operated by the USSB's agents and the Munson Steamship Line the ship saw commercial service until laid up 13 March 1939. With the United States entry into World War II American Legion was formally transferred to the War Department for use as an Army transport on 19 December 1939 operating as USAT American Legion until transfer to the Navy 22 August 1941. The Navy commissioned the ship USS American Legion initially classifying the ship a transport with hull number AP-35. On 1 February 1943 the Navy reclassified the ship as an attack transport (Harris-class attack transport) with hull number APA-17. American Legion decommissioned on 28 March 1946 and was sold for scrap 5 February 1948."@en }
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- SS_American_Legion_(1919) abstract "American Legion was built for the United States Shipping Board (USSB), one of the planned World War I troop transports converted before construction into passenger and cargo vessels, the Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1029 ships. The ship was laid down as Koda and perhaps assigned the name Badger State at one point, but renamed American Legion before launch and one of only a few of the design not taking a state nickname. Originally operated by the USSB's agents and the Munson Steamship Line the ship saw commercial service until laid up 13 March 1939. With the United States entry into World War II American Legion was formally transferred to the War Department for use as an Army transport on 19 December 1939 operating as USAT American Legion until transfer to the Navy 22 August 1941. The Navy commissioned the ship USS American Legion initially classifying the ship a transport with hull number AP-35. On 1 February 1943 the Navy reclassified the ship as an attack transport (Harris-class attack transport) with hull number APA-17. American Legion decommissioned on 28 March 1946 and was sold for scrap 5 February 1948.".