. . "turned over to the USN on free lease, 2 May 1917" . . . "Absegami" . . . . "1917-05-02" . . . "USS Absegami" . "1917-04-30" . . . . "1918-12-02" . "returned to owner, 6 December 1918" . . . "USS Absegami" . . .