Photo #: NH 103139
S.S. Westward Ho (American Freighter, 1918)
Is towed into harbor at Brest, France. She had been torpedoed
by the German submarine U-62 on 8 August 1918. Following
repairs, this ship became USS Westward Ho (ID # 3098).
The original image was printed on postal card ("AZO")
stock.
Note the presumably phonetically derived spelling of the ship's
name on the original print.
Donation of Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2005.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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