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USS Westpool

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67: 26: 619: 386:. Completed in 1918, she was inspected by the U.S. Navy for possible World War I service and given the naval registry identification number 3675. The Shipping Board transferred her to the Navy on 2 November 1918, and the Navy 1806: 1801: 449:, late in February 1919. She discharged the rest of her cargo there between 1 and 5 March 1919, then got underway on 5 March 1919 for New York City, where she made port on 23 March 1919. 1811: 1816: 1786: 1781: 1791: 1762: 688: 629: 652: 564: 681: 1663: 1625: 1547: 1435: 1423: 1334: 1222: 1194: 1187: 1168: 898: 727: 531: 383: 159: 634: 480:, the ship remained under Shipping Board control and was in and out of service at various times until the late 1930s. 25: 1580: 674: 1573: 35: 1234: 949: 903: 821: 371: 92: 39: 1722: 828: 1729: 1290: 415: 379: 100: 50: 403: 1395: 942: 746: 1428: 891: 507: 1517: 1524: 1409: 1374: 1367: 1360: 1248: 1201: 1138: 863: 1701: 1687: 1613: 1510: 1496: 1482: 1454: 1416: 1402: 1262: 1208: 1180: 1173: 1131: 807: 461: 259: 1747: 1708: 1587: 1566: 1552: 1489: 1475: 1468: 1461: 1381: 998: 856: 849: 793: 1796: 1715: 1632: 1559: 1388: 1047: 814: 781: 739: 720: 641: 576: 375: 96: 46: 1075: 732: 1241: 1096: 956: 423: 387: 322: 208: 713: 422:, where she arrived on 20 December 1918 and discharged her cargo. She then loaded 5,002 tons of 935: 760: 1654: 1503: 1346: 411: 1680: 1594: 1329: 1276: 1255: 1124: 1082: 1054: 1040: 1019: 697: 363: 1694: 1156: 1117: 1110: 1103: 1089: 1061: 1012: 991: 984: 977: 870: 656: 1353: 1339: 1269: 1227: 1068: 1033: 1026: 1005: 970: 963: 884: 786: 774: 492: 341: 173: 1775: 1668: 1601: 1283: 910: 877: 835: 625: 419: 345: 1324: 1297: 842: 800: 527: 496: 484: 337: 267: 177: 661: 602: 928: 511: 326: 279: 1215: 767: 753: 318: 197: 519: 499: 465: 360: 263: 42: 662:
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at New York on 31 March 1919. She was simultaneously struck from the
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Departing Seattle on 8 November 1918 – three days before the
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when she was sunk on 3 April 1941 by the German submarine
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and transferred back to the U.S. Shipping Board that day.
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cargo and departed New York on 1 February 1919, bound for
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Duthie & Company 536:with the loss of 35 members of her crew. 437:Arriving at Antwerp on 18 February 1919, 242:24 ft 1 in (7.34 m) (mean) 624:This article incorporates text from the 545: 20: 63: 7: 16:Cargo ship of the United States Navy 487:, the British government purchased 414:, where she loaded a cargo for the 390:her at Seattle the same day as USS 234:54 ft 0 in (16.46 m) 1150:Built by J.F. Duthie & Company 250:29 ft 9 in (9.07 m) 14: 705:Built by Los Angeles Shipbuilding 1536:Built by Northwest Steel Company 617: 329:and its immediate aftermath. As 65: 24: 282:(21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) 1: 633:. The entry can be found 311:– sometimes written as 453:Decommissioning and disposal 384:United States Shipping Board 352:Construction and acquisition 922:Built by Skinner & Eddy 1833: 1436:West Hasson (completed as 1758: 573:(ID # 3675) in 1918-1919" 366:commercial cargo ship SS 188: 58: 23: 1316:Built by Columbia River 655:21 December 2012 at the 650:(ID # 3675) in 1918-1919 372:J. F. Duthie and Company 340:after being sold to the 93:J. F. Duthie and Company 40:J. F. Duthie and Company 495:faced due to losses to 416:Panama Railroad Company 189:General characteristics 951:Lieutenant Demissiessy 707:& Dry Dock Company 404:armistice with Germany 336:, she was sunk during 506:was on a voyage from 1318:Shipbuilding Company 579:on 21 December 2012 325:that served during 209:Gross register tons 160:U.S. Shipping Board 424:United States Army 323:United States Navy 1769: 1768: 698:Design 1013 ships 412:Panama Canal Zone 302: 301: 182:Sunk 3 April 1941 110:21 September 1918 1824: 1397:West Harqua Hala 944:Jeanette Skinner 691: 684: 677: 668: 621: 620: 605: 600: 589: 588: 586: 584: 575:. 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SS Westpool
launching
J. F. Duthie and Company
shipyard
Seattle
Washington
J. F. Duthie and Company
Seattle
Washington
U.S. Shipping Board
United Kingdom
World War II
Cargo ship
Gross register tons
ihp
mW
steam engine
knots
cargo ship
United States Navy
World War I
World War II
United Kingdom
merchant ship
screw
Design 1013
J. F. Duthie and Company
Seattle
Washington
United States Shipping Board

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