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West Apaum (ID 3221)


Freighter: Built in 1918 by the Skinner and Eddy Corp., Seattle, WA; Launched 23 May 1918; Acquired by the Navy 20 June 1918 and commissioned the same day at the Puget Sound Navy Yard; Decommissioned 25 July 1919 and returned to the United States Shipping Board; Struck from the Naval Register, (date unknown); Abandoned in 1933. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 12,226 t.; Length 423' 9"; Beam 54'; Depth of Hold 29' 9"; Draft 24' 2"; Speed 10.6 kts.; Complement 81; Armament one 4" and one 3".


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West Apaum 38k West Apaum as delivered by her builders. "Dazzle" camouflage patterns were extensively used on warships and merchantmen alike during World War I for protection against submarines. Naval Historical Center

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