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Western Spirit (ID 3164)

Civilian call sign (1919):
Love - Mike - George - Fox

Freighter:

Laid down 9 February 1918 by the Northwestern Steel Co., Portland, OR

Launched 6 May 1918 and sponsored by Mrs. Charles F. Beebe

Delivered to the United States Shipping Board 16 July 1918

Acquired by the Navy 19 July 1918

Commissioned 30 July 1918

Decommissioned 17 April 1919 at Norfolk, VA and returned to the United States Shipping Board

Abandoned in 1933.

Specifications:

Displacement 12,185 t.

Length 423' 9"

Beam 54'

Depth of hold 29' 9"

Draft 24' ½"

Speed 10.5 kts.

Complement 70

Armament: One 4"/50 and one 3"/50 mount

Propulsion: Three single ended boilers, one 2,500hp Curtis steam turbine with reduction gear, one shaft.

Click on thumbnail for full size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
Western Spirit
	385k	6 May 1918 Launching Photo from Northwest Steel employee newspaper published 1 November 1919	Darryl Baker Photo added 28 November 2019
USS Western Spirit (ID 3164)
	61k	In port, possibly at Portland, Oregon, in July 1918, when first completed by the Northwestern Steel Company, of Portland U.S. Navy photo NH 99431	Naval Historical Center
	106k	Photographed off the Albina Dock, Portland, Oregon, circa mid-July 1918, probably upon completion of construction by the Northwestern Steel Company, of Portland U.S. Navy photo NH 102562	Naval Historical Center
	158k	Photographed circa mid-July 1918, probably off the Albini Dock, Portland, Oregon. This photo may show the ship while she was still S.S. Western Spirit, at the time of her construction was completed by the Northwestern Steel Company, of Portland. Donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2007 Naval Historical Center photo NH 104948	Robert Hurst
	507k	Crossing the Submarine Zone Photo from Northwest Steel employee newspaper published 1 November 1919	Darryl Baker Photos added 28 November 2019
	509k		Darryl Baker Photos added 28 November 2019

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