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Photo #: NH 65038

S.S. West Galeta
(American Freighter, 1918)

Underway, probably circa summer 1918, when she was completed by the Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Drydock Company of Los Angeles, California.
This ship served as USS West Galeta (ID # 3330) from September 1918 to May 1919.
Note her pattern camouflage.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

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15 May 2005