WESTERN OCEAN ID 3151

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 1918 as JOFFRE by Northwest Steel, Portland, OR for the Compagnie Generale of France
Launched 19 March 1918
Completed 31 May 1918 by Willamette Iron Works of Portland
Delivered to the United States Shipping Board (USSB) 17 June 1918
Acquired by U.S. Navy June 17 1918


1. USS WESTERN OCEAN ID-3151
Commissioned June 17 1918 - Decommissioned May 22 1919
Returned to United States Shipping Board 1919


2. WESTERN OCEAN (Commercial Service)
Ownership retained by USSB. No references as to which company operated the ship under contract.
Official Number: 216446
Transferred to Maritime Commission 1937


3. EMPIRE OPOSSUM (Commercial Service)
Transferred 1941 to Great Britain and renamed
Lloyd's Register of Shipping 1941 lists owner as "Ministry of War Transport (G. Heyn & Sons, Ld. Mgrs.)"
Official Number: 168195


4. MARIANNE CLUNIES (Commercial Service)
   Sold 1949 to the James SS Co. London, England and renamed
   
   
5. ANSGARITOR (Commercial Service)
Sold 1950 to D. Oltmann Bremen, Germany and renamed


6. SCHLUSSEL REED (Commercial Service)
Renamed 1953

Scrapped 1959

 

Naval Covers

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Postmarks

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