USS West Coast
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS West Coast (ID-3315) |
| Builder | |
| Yard number | 7[2] |
| Laid down | as War Dagger[1] |
| Launched | 6 July 1918[1] |
| Completed | 9 August 1918[1] |
| Acquired | 9 August 1918[3] |
| Commissioned | 9 August 1918[3] |
| Decommissioned | 26 June 1919[3] |
| Stricken | 26 June 1919[3] |
| Fate | returned to USSB |
| History | |
| Name | SS West Coast |
| Owner | United States Shipping Board (USSB) |
| Acquired | Returned from US Navy, 9 June 1919 |
| Identification | US Official number: 217533[1] |
| Fate | Scrapped 1930[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Design 1013 ship |
| Tonnage | 5,689 GRT[1] |
| Displacement | 12,200 t[3] |
| Length | |
| Beam | 54 ft (16.5 m)[3] |
| Draft | 24 ft 6 in (7.47 m) (mean)[3] |
| Depth of hold | 29 ft 9 in (9.07 m)[3] |
| Propulsion |
|
| Speed | 11 knots (20 km/h)[1] |
| Complement | 99[3] |
| Armament | None[3] |
USS West Coast (ID-3315) was a
launched
in July 1918 as SS West Coast and reverted to that name at the end of her Navy service.
SS West Coast was a
Naval Overseas Transportation Service (NOTS) of the United States Navy
in August 1918. After two transatlantic roundtrips, she was decommissioned in May 1919 and returned to the USSB.
Little is known of West Coast's subsequent civilian career. She was scrapped at
Baltimore, Maryland
in the fourth quarter of 1930.
Design and construction
The West ships were
launched on 6 July 1918, and was completed on 9 August 1918.[1]
West Coast was 5,689
screw propeller which moved the ship at up to 11 knots (20 km/h).[1]
Upon completion of West Coast on 9 August 1918,[2] she was handed over to the United States Navy for use in the NOTS. She was commissioned as USS West Coast (ID-3315) the same day.[3]
West Coast departed the
Hampton Roads, Virginia, on the last day of 1918 and sailed for France on 6 January 1919. Arriving at Bordeaux on 21 January, West Coast discharged her cargo, loaded 1,994 tons of Army return cargo, and got underway for the United States on 16 February.[3]
The cargo vessel reached
Navy list.[3]
Civilian career
Little is known of West Coast's post-Navy career. After her decommissioning, West Coast was returned to the USSB.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "USS West Coast (2216704)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 29 September 2008.
- ^ a b c d e Colton, Tim. "Columbia River Shipbuilding Company, Portland OR". Shipbuildinghistory.com. The Colton Company. Archived from the original on 17 December 2009. Retrieved 29 September 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Naval Historical Center. "West Coast". DANFS.
- ^ Crowell and Wilson, pp. 358–59.
Bibliography
- OCLC 18696066.
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.