ople ▁of ▁the ▁By z antine – S as an ian ▁War ▁of ▁ 6 0 2 – 6 2 8 <0x0A> </s> ▁USS ▁Or ion ▁( AC – 1 1 ) ▁was ▁a ▁col lier ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy . ▁The ▁ship ▁was ▁laid ▁down ▁by ▁the ▁Maryland ▁Ste el ▁Co ., ▁S par rows ▁Point , ▁Maryland , ▁on ▁ 6 ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁launched ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁and ▁commission ed ▁at ▁Nor folk ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁July ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁and ▁design ▁The ▁ship ' s ▁launch ▁set ▁a ▁new ▁world ' s ▁record ▁for ▁rapid ▁construction . ▁The ▁ship , ▁and ▁sister ▁, ▁were ▁built ▁on ▁the ▁pat ented ▁I sh er wood ▁System ▁of ▁longitud inal ▁fr aming ▁with ▁prop ulsion ▁mach in ery ▁in ▁the ▁stern . ▁C argo ▁space ▁was ▁provided ▁by ▁six ▁large , ▁self ▁trim ming , ▁coal ▁holds ▁for ▁ ▁of ▁coal ▁and ▁four ▁deep ▁t anks ▁forward ▁under ▁the ▁lower ▁deck ▁combined ▁with ▁t anks ▁in ▁the ▁inner ▁bottom ▁under ▁the ▁holds ▁for ▁ ▁of ▁oil ▁cargo . ▁The ▁coal ▁holds ▁had ▁two ▁h atch es ▁each , ▁except ▁for ▁the ▁one ▁h atch ▁for ▁the ▁forward ▁hold , ▁and ▁the ▁contract ▁requirement ▁was ▁for ▁each ▁h atch ▁being ▁able ▁to ▁handle ▁ ▁per ▁hour ▁which ▁was ▁met ▁in ▁the ▁official ▁test ▁by ▁a ▁figure ▁of ▁ ▁per ▁hour . ▁An ▁advantage