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Lake Wood (ID 2555)


Cargo Ship: Built in 1917 as War Honor by the Detroit Drydock Co., Wyandotte, MI; Renamed Lake Wood before completion; Launched, 10 October 1917; Acquired by the Navy and commissioned Lake Wood (ID 2555), 15 December 1917; Decommissioned, 5 February 1919 and returned to the United States Shipping Board; Sold in 1921 to Lloyd Royal Belge S.A,. Antwerp, Belgium and renamed Cambrier; Sold in 1924 to S.A. de Gerance et d'Armement, Dunkirk, France and renamed Cap D'Alprecht; Sold in 1931 to K. Th. Einersen, Oslo, Norway and renamed Biodd; Sold in 1933 to the Ta Chen Navigation Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China and renamed Yung Chi; War loss in December 1941, in Chinese waters, cause and location unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 1,157 t.; Length 261' 6"; Beam 43' 6"; Draft 17' 8"; Speed 10 kts.; Complement 64; Armament one 5" and one 3".


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