USS Kerwood (ID-1489) was a cargo ship that served in the United States Navy from 1918-1919. Kerwood was built as the merchant ship SS Budapest at Thornaby-on-Tees, England, by Richardson, Duck and Company. She was later renamed SS Kerwood. The U.S. Navy acquired Kerwood for World War I service on 5 November 1918, assigned her the naval registry Identification Number (Id. No.) 1489, and commissioned her the same day as USS Kerwood. Kerwood was decommissioned on 19 March and transferred to the United States Shipping Board for simultaneous return to her owner.