USS C. W. Morse (ID-1966)

USS C. W. Morse (ID 1966) was a paddle wheel steamer built in 1903, which was leased by the U.S. Navy for service during World War I. She served as a receiving ship in New York harbor during the war. Post-war she was decommissioned and returned to her former owner.
A Hudson River steamer
C. W. Morse (No. 1966) was a 4307 gross ton paddle-wheel river passenger steamship which the Navy chartered during World War I. She was built in 1903 at Wilmington, Delaware, for commercial employment on the Hudson River, New York.
On April 30 1907 in fog conditions the C. W. Morse collided with the tugboat/lighter New York Central No. 4. The tug sank immediately. No one on board the Morse was injured, while the Engineer of the Tug was drowned. Survivors of the Tug were picked up by the Morse and by another Tug. No blame for the accident was given, This was appealed in 1909, where both ships were found at fault and each responsible for half...