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For other ships with the same name, see USS Inca.

History
United States
Name	USS Inca
Owner	U.S. Navy
Builder	Herreshoff Manufacturing Company, Bristol, Rhode Island
Completed	1911
Acquired	by the Navy 4 December 1911
Commissioned	1911
Stricken	28 February 1939
General characteristics
Type	Ferryboat
Length	100 ft (30 m)
Beam	28 ft (8.5 m)
Propulsion	steam engine

USS Inca was a ferryboat constructed for the U.S. Navy in 1911. She served the Navy at major American naval facilities located at Newport, Rhode Island; Norfolk, Virginia; and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She conducted her ferrying services through World War I and then continued her work until the late 1930s, when she was finally struck by the Navy.

Service history

The second ship to be so named by the U.S. Navy, Inca, a steam ferry, was built for the Navy by Herreshoff Manufacturing Co., Bristol, Rhode Island, in 1911, and accepted by the Navy 4 December 1911. She provided ferry service for Naval Training Station, Newport, Rhode Island, until about 1920, when she was assigned to the Norfolk, Virginia, area. The ferry remained in service there until the thirties, when she moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Inca was stricken from the Navy List on 28 February 1939.

References

•  This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.