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Photo #: NH 85884-A

SS West Gotomska
(American Freighter, 1918)

Underway during trials, off Seattle, Washington, 7 August 1918, while painted in pattern camouflage.
Built by the Skinner & Eddy Corporation, of Seattle, this ship was acquired by the Navy and commissioned as USS West Gotomsaka (ID # 3322) on 7 August 1918. She was returned to the U.S. Shipping Board on 6 June 1919.

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23 January 2004