USS Caesar
USS Caesar (AC-16) was a collier that was built in England in 1896 and scrapped in Japan in 1935. She was launched as Kingtor for a British shipping company, served in the United States Navy as Caesar from 1898 to 1923, and then was sold to a Canadian shipping company who renamed her Mogul. In the US Navy she served in the Spanish–American War, Philippine–American War and First World War. She is notable for having been one of the ships which in 1905–06 towed the floating dry dock from the United States via the Suez Canal to the Philippines. Building and British service Ropner & Sons built Kingtor at Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England. She was launched on 31 January 1896 and completed that February. Her registered length was , her beam was and her depth was . Her tonnages were , and . Kingtor had a three-cylinder triple-expansion steam engine. It was rated at 241 NHP and gave her a speed of about . Kingtors first owner was J Holman & Sons, who registered her in London. US Navy service On 21 April 1898 the United States declared war on Spain. On the same day, the United States Government bought