WEST MOUNT ID 3202

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 by the Ames Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Seattle, WA
Originally ordered by the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique (aka the French Line)
Requisitioned by the United States Navy 1917 while under construction
Launched April 16 1918


1. USS WEST MOUNT ID-3202
Commissioned May 21 1918
Assigned to the Naval Overseas Transportation Service (NOTS)
Decommissioned May 31 1919
Transferred to United States Shipping Board 1919


2. WESTMOUNT (Commercial Service)
Ownership retained by USSB. No references as to which company operated the ship under contract.
Official Number: 216333


3. PACIFIC REDWOOD (Commercial Service)
Chartered 1927-1932 by the Dimon Steamship Corporation, New York and renamed


4. EMPIRE CHAMOIS (Cargo Ship)
Transferred 1040 to the British Ministry of Shipping, which became the Ministry of War Transport, and renamed
Operated by the Booth Steamship Co Ltd


5. GRANVIEW (Commercial Service)
Sold in 1947 to the Astral Shipping Co Ltd and renamed


6. CHAMOIS (Commercial Service)
Sold to the Compagnia Maritime del Este, Panama and renamed

Scrapped 1958 at Antwerp, Belgium

 

Naval Covers

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Postmarks

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