USS Westover
Washington , on 28 March 1918.
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Westover |
| Builder | Washington |
| Launched | 17 February 1918 |
| Completed | 18 April 1918 |
| Acquired | May 1918 |
| Commissioned | 22 May 1918 |
| Fate | Sunk 11 July 1918 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cargo ship |
| Tonnage | 5,700 Gross register tons[1] |
| Displacement | 12,205 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 | Steam engine, one shaft |
| Speed | 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph) |
| Complement | 92 |
| Armament |
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USS Westover (ID-2867)[2] was a cargo ship of the United States Navy that served during World War I and was sunk during her maiden voyage.
Construction and acquisition
Westover was laid down as the
On 9 April 1918, while Westover was still
United States East Coast and was transferred to the U.S. Navy in May 1918. Assigned the naval registry identification number 2867, she was commissioned as USS Westover (ID-2867) at Newport News, Virginia, on 22 May 1918.[5][6]
Assigned to the
St. Nazaire, France. She developed engine trouble during the voyage and fell astern of the convoy. She continued toward France alone and at low speed until 0730 on 11 July 1918, when the submerged German submarine U-92 torpedoed her and sent her to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean at 46°36′N 12°21′W / 46.600°N 12.350°W with the loss of 11 members of her crew.[7][8]
Notes
- ^ Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: Westover (American Freighter, 1918). Served as USS Westover (ID # 2867) in 1918
- ^ Although the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS) entry for Westover gives her identification number as 2687, both Online Library of Selected Images: Westover (American Freighter, 1918). Served as USS Westover (ID # 2867) in 1918 and NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Westover (ID 2867) give it as 2867, apparently updating and correcting the number in the DANFS entry.
- ^ Online Library of Selected Images: Westover (American Freighter, 1918). Served as USS Westover (ID # 2867) in 1918
- ^ NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Westover (ID 2867)
- ^ Online Library of Selected Images: Westover (American Freighter, 1918). Served as USS Westover (ID # 2867) in 1918
- ^ NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Westover (ID 2867)
- ^ Online Library of Selected Images: Westover (American Freighter, 1918). Served as USS Westover (ID # 2867) in 1918
- ^ NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Westover (ID 2867)
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: Westover (American Freighter, 1918). Served as USS Westover (ID # 2867) in 1918
- NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive Westover (ID 2867)
