USS Antilla was a United States Navy cargo ship in commission from 1918-1919.

History
United States
NameUSS Antilla
NamesakeAntilla, a town in Cuba (previous name retained)
BuilderWilliam Gray & Company, West Hartlepool, England
Launched19 November 1903
Completed1904
Acquired14 May 1918
Commissioned20 May 1918
Decommissioned20 February 1919
FateReturned to owner
NotesIn commercial service as SS Antilla 1904-1918 and from 1919
General characteristics
TypeCargo ship
Displacement3,668 long tons (3,727 t)
Length358 ft (109 m)
Beam45 ft (14 m)
PropulsionSteam engine
Speed10 kn (12 mph; 19 km/h)
Complement52

SS Antilla was built as a commercial cargo ship at West Hartlepool, England, by William Gray & Company. The U.S. Navy acquired her for World War I service from the New York and Cuba Mail Steamship Company on 14 May 1918 and commissioned her on 20 May 1918 at Hoboken, New Jersey as USS Antilla.

Attached to the Naval Overseas Transportation Service, Antilla made two voyages to Europe while in commission, but spent much of the rest of her time in commission undergoing repairs. She was decommissioned on 20 February 1919 and returned to the New York and Cuba Mail Steamship Company.

Unlike most commercial ships commissioned into U.S. Navy service during World War I, Antilla never received a naval registry Identification Number (Id. No.).

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