Laid up 1928 USS C. W. Morse (ID 1966) was a paddle wheel steamer built in 1903, which was leased by the U.S. Navy for service during World War I.

1966) was a 4307 gross ton paddle-wheel river passenger steamship which the Navy chartered during World War I.

She was built in 1903 by Harlan and Hollingsworth at Wilmington, Delaware, for commercial employment on the Hudson River, New York.

No blame for the accident was given,[4] This was appealed in 1909, where both ships were found at fault and each responsible for half the damages.

Morse (ID # 1966) in the 3rd Naval District in the New York City area as a receiving ship.