bids for the extensive reconditioning work that would be required to make the vessel fit for civilian work as exclusively a cargo ship and let the contract to the lowest bidder in Providence, Rhode Island. Unforeseen work was found to be necessary, delaying the ship's return to fitness until 14 March 1920, when the ship left Providence and was returned to New York awaiting allocation. In January 1924, the USSB sold her to Boston Iron and Metal Company for $175,000 for scrapping. Footnotes References External links USS Amphion (ID # 1888), 1919–1919 (Naval Historical Center's Online Library of Selected Images archived at HyperWar) 1899 ships Ships built in Bremen (state) Ships of Norddeutscher Lloyd World War I auxiliary ships of the United States Maritime incidents in 1918