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West Humhaw (ID 3718)


Freighter: Built in 1918 by the Skinner and Eddy Corp., Seattle, WA; Launched 28 August 1918; Acquired by the Navy 13 September 1918; Commissioned 16 September 1918; Decommissioned 27 January 1919 at New York, struck from the Navy list and returned to the United States Shipping Board; Sold in 1928/29 to the American-West African Line; Torpedoed and sunk 8 November 1942 by the U-163 in the South Atlantic at 4° 21' N., 2° 42' W.

Specifications: Displacement 12,225.5 t.; Length 423' 9"; Beam 54'; Depth of hold 29' 9"; Draft 24' 2"; Speed 11.5 kts.; Complement 94; Armament one 5" and one 3".


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