Photo #: NH 102369
SS West Apaum (American Freighter, 1918)
Underway during builder's trials, off Seattle, Washington, on
19 June 1918. She was constructed in 78 working days by the Skinner
& Eddy Corporation, of Seattle.
This steamship was acquired by the Navy on 20 June 1919 and placed
in commission as USS West Apaum (ID # 3221). She was returned
to the U.S. Shipping Board on 25 July 1919.
Note her "dazzle" type pattern camouflage.
The original print is in National Archives' Record Group 19-LCM.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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