Photo #: NH 65037-A
S.S. Western Sea (American Freighter, 1918)
Afloat at the time of her launching, 25 May 1918. She was built
by the J.F. Duthie & Company shipyard, Seattle, Washington.
This ship was acquired by the Navy and commissioned on 29 June
1918 as USS Western Sea (ID # 3153). She was returned
to the U.S. Shipping Board on 9 May 1919.
The original print is in National Archives' Record Group 19-LCM.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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