Westport, a 246 gross ton coastal passenger steamship built at Boston, Massachusetts in 1911, was operated in New England waters by the Eastern Steamship Lines from then until November 1918, when she was chartered by the Navy. Commissioned at that time as USS Westport (ID # 2362), her name was changed to Adrian within a few days. She was sent south to Norfolk, Virginia where she served as an ambulance boat for the next several months. Adrian returned to Boston in September 1919. She was decommissioned and returned to her owners by the end of that month.
This page features the only view we have showing the steamship Westport, which served as USS Westport and USS Adrian (ID # 2362) in 1918-1919.
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Page made 18 April 2002