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West Haven (ID 2159)
Freighter: Built in 1917 as War Flame by the the Skinner and Eddy Corp., Seattle, WA; Launched 1 November 1917; Acquired by the Navy 18 June 1918, renamed West Haven and commissioned West Haven (ID 2159) the same day at New Orleans, LA; Decommissioned 21 January 1919 at New York, returned to the United States Shipping Board and struck from the Navy list; Sold in 1929 to the Los Angeles Steamship Co., Los Angeles, CA and renamed Marian Otis Chandler; Sold in 1939 to the Matson Steamship Co., San Francisco, CA and renamed Onomea; Sold in 1940 to the Ministry of War Transport, London, England and renamed Empire Leopard under management of the Maritime Shipping and Trading Co.; Torpeoded and sunk 2 November 1942 by the U-402 at 52° 26' N., 45° 22' W.
Specifications: Displacement 12,191 t.; Length 423' 9"; Beam 54'; Draft 24' 1¼"; Depth of hold 29' 9"; Speed 11 kts.; Complement 86; Armament one 6-pounder.
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Probably photographed while underway on trials off Seattle, Washington, in December 1917. U.S. Navy photo NH 65034-A |
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