Please report any broken links or trouble you might come across to the Webmaster. Please take a moment to let us know so that we can correct any problems and make your visit as enjoyable and as informative as possible.

NavSource Online:
Identification Numbered Vessel Photo Archive

West Mount (ID 3202)

Freighter:

  • Built in 1918 by the Ames Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Seattle, WA
  • Launched 16 April 1918
  • Acquired by the Navy 21 May 1918 and commissioned the same day
  • Decommissioned 31 May 1919, returned to the United States Shipping Board and struck from the Naval Register
  • Fate unknown.

    Specifications:

  • Displacement 12,175 t.
  • Length 423' 9"
  • Beam 54'
  • Depth of hold 29' 9"
  • Draft 23' 11¼"
  • Speed 10.5 kts.
  • Complement 70
  • Armament: One 4"/50 mount
  • Propulsion: Three single ended boilers, one 3,000hp vertical triple expansion steam engine, one shaft.
    Click on thumbnail
    for full size image    		 Size Image Description Source
    No image of West Mount (ID 3202) is available at this time
    Commanding Officers
    01LCDR Clyde F. Parker, USNRF21 May 1918
    02LCDR Joseph Redfern, USNRF1919
    Courtesy Joe Radigan
    View the West Mount (ID 3202)
    DANFS history entry located on the Naval History and Heritage Command website
    Back To The Main Photo Index Back to the Identification Numbered Vessel (ID) Photo Index
    Comments, Suggestions, E-mail Webmaster
    This page created by Joseph M. Radigan and maintained by David Wright
    All pages copyright NavSource Naval History