Photo #: NH 65053-A
West Hobomac (American Freighter, 1918)
Photographed by her builder, the Skinner & Eddy Corporation of
Seattle, Washington, while on trials off Seattle on 17 August
1918.
This ship was acquired by the Navy on the day of her trials and
placed in commission as USS West Hobomac (ID # 3335).
She was returned to the U.S. Shipping Board on 10 June 1919.
Note her pattern camouflage.
The original print is in National Archives' Record Group 19-LCM.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Online Image: 72KB; 740 x 605 pixels |
 |