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West Hobomac (ID 3335)


Freighter: Built in 1918 by the Skinner and Eddy Corp., Seattle, WA; Launched 27 July 1918; Acquired by the Navy 17 August 1918 and commissioned West Hobomac (ID 3335) the same day at Portland, OR; Decommissioned 10 June 1919 at Newport News, VA, struck from the Navy list and returned to the United States Shipping Board; Sold in 1933 to the Lykes Brothers, Ripley Steamship Co.; Sold to French interests in 1940 and operating under the British flag she was renamed Ile De Batz; Sunk 17 March 1942 by the U-68 off the coast of West Africa.

Specifications: Displacement 12,225.5 t.; Length 423' 9"; Beam 54'; Depth of hold 29' 9"; Draft 24' 1¼"; Speed 11 kts.; Complement 29; Armament none.


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West Hobomac 99k Photographed by her builder, while on trials off Seattle on 17 August 1918.
U.S. Navy photo NH 65053-A
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