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West Eldara (ID 3704)


Freighter: Built in 1918 by the Skinner and Eddy Corp., Seattle, WA; Acquired by the Navy 23 November 1918 and commissioned West Eldara (ID 3704) the same day; Decommissioned 4 June 1919 at New York and returned to the United States Shipping Board; Struck from the Navy list, (date unknown); Sold in 1937 to the A. H. Bull Steamship Co., Inc. and renamed Mae; Sunk 16 September 1942 by the U-515 off British Guayana.

Specifications: Displacement 12,200 t.; Length 423' 9"; Beam 54'; Depth of hold 29' 9"; Draft 24' 2"; Speed 11.6 kts.; Complement 84; Armament none.


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West Eldara 124k Afloat immediately after launching, at the Skinner & Eddy Corporation shipyard, Seattle, Washington, 14 October 1918. Photographed by Frank H. Nowell, 1212 Fourth Avenue, Seattle.
US Navy Photo NH 65049-A
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