WEST MEAD ID 3550

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 WAR DIDO by the Ames Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Seattle, WA for the United States Shipping Board (USSB)
Renamed West Mead prior to completion
Acquired by U.S. Navy October 26 1918


1. USS WEST MEAD ID-3550
Commissioned October 29 1918
Assigned to the Naval Overseas Transportation Service (NOTS)
Decommissioned June 9 1919
Returned to United States Shipping Board 1919


2. WESTMEAD (Commercial Service)
Listed in Lloyd's Register of Shipping with name WESTMEAD instead of WEST MEAD
Ownership retained by USSB. No references as to which company operated the ship under contract.
Official Number: 217152


3. WILLANGLO (Commercial Service)
Sold 1927 to the Babcock Steamship Co. and renamed


4. SAN ANGELA (Commercial Service)
Sold 1929 to the Pacific-Atlantic Steamship Co. Portland, OR and renamed


5. EMPIRE SPRINGBUCK (Cargo Ship)
Sold 1940 to the Ministry of Transport London, England
Operated by W. A. Souter and Company of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England

German submarine U-81 torpedoed and sank her off Cape Farewell, Greenland, on 9 September 1941

 

Naval Covers

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Postmarks

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