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Western Comet (ID 3569)


Freighter: Built in 1918 as Argonne by the Northwest Steel Co., Portland, OR; Launched 23 July 1918; Acquired by the Navy 22 September 1918 and commissioned Western Comet (ID 3569) the same day; Decommissioned 1 March 1919 at New York and returned to the United States Shipping Board; Struck from the Navy list, (date unknown) ; Abandoned in 1933. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 12,186 t.; Length 423' 9"; Beam 54'; Depth of hold 29' 9"; Draft 24'; Speed 10.6 kts.; Complement 109; Armament one 3".


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