USS West Point (ID-3254)
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS West Point |
| Namesake | West Point, New York |
| Builder | Washington[1] |
| Launched | 15 October 1917 |
| Completed | January 1918 |
| Acquired | 5 August 1918 |
| Commissioned | 8 August 1918 |
| Decommissioned | 24 April 1919 |
| Fate | Returned to U.S. Shipping Board |
| Notes |
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| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cargo ship |
| Displacement | 12,262 long tons (12,459 t) |
| Length | 423 ft 0 in (128.93 m) |
| Beam | 54 ft 0 in (16.46 m) |
| Draft | 24 ft 1 in (7.34 m) (mean) |
| Depth | 29 ft 9 in (9.07 m) |
| Propulsion | One 2,700- triple-expansion steam engine |
| Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Complement | 124 |
| Armament |
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The first USS West Point (ID-3254) was a cargo ship of the United States Navy that served during World War I and its immediate aftermath.
Construction and acquisition
West Point was laid down as the
Washington,[1] for the United States Shipping Board. She was delivered to the Shipping Board in January 1918.[1]
On 5 August 1918, West Point was transferred to the U.S. Navy for World War I service. Assigned the naval registry identification number 3254, she was
Assigned to the
Naval Overseas Transportation Service, West Point departed New York City on 21 August 1918 bound for France with a cargo of 6,884 tons of general United States Army supplies. Arriving at Brest, France, on 7 September 1918, she moved to Pauillac
the same day to discharge her cargo.
Making a return voyage to the
armistice with Germany
on 11 November 1918 ended the war.
Arriving at Le Verdon-sur-Mer on 23 November 1918, West Point unloaded and headed for the
Boston, Massachusetts, on 18 January 1919, unloading her cargo from 2 to 12 February 1919 at Brest, taking on 1,620 tons of steel rails, and reaching Newport News, Virginia
, on 13 March 1919. Soon thereafter, she departed Newport News for Boston.
Decommissioning and disposal
West Point was
decommissioned at Boston on 24 April 1919 and was transferred back to the U.S. Shipping Board as SS West Point. She was scrapped in Hamburg, Germany in 1938.[1]
Notes
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive West Point (ID 3254)