USS Westerner
Washington , on 26 January 1918.
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Westerner |
| Builder | Washington |
| Launched | 4 November 1917 |
| Completed | early 1918 |
| Acquired | 20 June 1918 |
| Commissioned | 20 June 1918 |
| Decommissioned | 21 August 1919 |
| Stricken | 21 August 1919 |
| Fate | Returned to U.S. Shipping Board 21 August 1919 |
| Notes |
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| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cargo ship |
| Displacement | 12,200 tons |
| Length | 423 ft 9 in (129.16 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 2,500- mW) steam engine , one shaft |
| Speed | 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph) |
| Complement | 87 |
| Armament | 1 × 5-inch (127-mm) gun |
USS Westerner (ID-2890) was a cargo ship of the United States Navy that served during World War I and its immediate aftermath.
Construction and acquisition
Westerner was laid down as the steel-hulled, single-
United States East Coast, where she was transferred to the U.S. Navy on 20 June 1918 at Norfolk, Virginia, assigned the naval registry identification number 2890, and commissioned the same day as USS Westerner (ID-2890).[1][2]
Assigned to the
Westerner departed St. Nazaire on 22 September 1918 and made port at Norfolk on 10 October 1918, where she loaded another cargo of U.S. Army supplies. She subsequently conducted three additional cargo-carrying voyages under the control of NOTS: two to
French government), and one to Trieste, Italy, via Gibraltar. After her final NOTS voyage, Westerner made port at New York City on 6 August 1919.[5][6]
Decommissioning and disposal
Navy list and transferred back to the U.S. Shipping Board. Oliver J. Olson & Company
became the operator of the ship for the U.S. Shipping Board.
Later career
Once again SS Westerner, the ship operated commercially under Shipping Board control until laid up in the late 1920s. After that, she never returned to service and was abandoned due to age and deterioration in either late 1932 or early 1933.
Notes
- ^ Online Library of Selected Images: Civilian Ships: Westerner (American Freighter, 1918). Served as USS Westerner (ID # 2890) in 1918-1919
- ^ NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Westerner (ID 2890)
- ^ Online Library of Selected Images: Civilian Ships: Westerner (American Freighter, 1918). Served as USS Westerner (ID # 2890) in 1918-1919
- ^ NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Westerner (ID 2890)
- ^ Online Library of Selected Images: Civilian Ships: Westerner (American Freighter, 1918). Served as USS Westerner (ID # 2890) in 1918-1919
- ^ NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Westerner (ID 2890)
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- Online Library of Selected Images: Civilian Ships: Westerner (American Freighter, 1918). Served as USS Westerner (ID # 2890) in 1918-1919
- NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Westerner (ID 2890)