Winding Gulf, a 5438 gross ton freighter with collier features, was built in 1918 at Camden, New Jersey. Upon completion in August 1918 the new ship was taken over by the Navy and commissioned as USS Winding Gulf (ID # 3379). As a unit of the Naval Overseas Transportation Service, she made two round-trip voyages to France. The first, beginning in early September, included a cargo of locomotives for use in the Western Front war zone. Winding Gulf's second trip, after the November 1918 Armistice had stopped World War I's fighting, took place in November 1918 - March 1919. Decommissioned soon after returning to the U.S., she was returned to the U.S. Shipping Board. Winding Gulf had a long career of commercial service ahead of her, and she was not sold for scrapping until July 1947.
This page features our only view of the freighter Winding Gulf, which served as USS Winding Gulf (ID # 3379) in 1918-1919.
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Page made 25 March 2004
New image added 6 December 2008