Photo #: NH 95858
S.S. Alloway (American Freighter, 1918)
Underway during builder's trials on 5 July 1918, probably in
San Francisco Bay, California. She is flying the flag of her
builder, the Moore Shipbuilding Company of Oakland, California,
from a short mast on her forecastle. The United States Shipping
Board flag is flying from her forward mast, and a flag bearing
her name is at the top of her after mast.
Originally named Shintaku, this ship was acquired by the
Navy upon completion and commissioned on 11 July 1918 as USS
Alloway (ID # 3139). She was returned to the U.S. Shipping
Board on 3 March 1919.
Note the ship's "dazzle" camouflage scheme.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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