WEST HUMHAW ID 3718

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Freighter Built in 1918 by Skinner and Eddy Corp., Seattle, WA for the United States Shipping Board (USSB) Launched 28 August 1918 Acquired by the Navy 13 September 1918 USS WEST HUMHAW ID-3718 Commissioned 16 September 1918 Assigned to the Naval Overseas Transportation Service (NOTS) Decommissioned 27 January 1919 Struck from the Navy list and returned to the United States Shipping Board 27 January 1919 WEST HUMHAW (Commercial Service) Ownership retained by USSB. No references as to which company operated the ship under contract. Official Number: 216925 Sold in 1928/29 to the American-West African Line During WWII, armed and provided with US Navy Armed Guards as part of the Allied Convoy system Torpedoed and sunk 8 November 1942 by the German submarine U-161 in the South Atlantic

 

Naval Covers

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Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Army Machine Cancel Port of Embarkation Bordeaux France

1918-12-10

N/A

Sailors Mail, Multi-Forwarded

 

Other Information

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