Photo #: NH 65143
S.S. Alloway (American Freighter, 1918)
Underway, probably during her builder's trials on 5 July 1918.
Constructed by the Moore Shipbuilding Company of Oakland, California,
and originally named Shintaku, this ship served with the
Naval Overseas Transportation Service in 1918-1919 as USS Alloway
(ID # 3139).
Note her "dazzle" camouflage scheme.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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