Photo #: NH 85884-A
SS West Gotomska (American Freighter, 1918)
Underway during trials, off Seattle, Washington, 7 August 1918,
while painted in pattern camouflage.
Built by the Skinner & Eddy Corporation, of Seattle, this ship
was acquired by the Navy and commissioned as USS West Gotomsaka
(ID # 3322) on 7 August 1918. She was returned to the U.S. Shipping
Board on 6 June 1919.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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