Photo #: NH 100858
S.S. Kamesit (American Freighter, 1918)
Underway when first completed by the Moore Shipbuilding and Dry
Dock Company, Oakland, California, in 1918.
This freighter was taken over by the Navy on 29 January 1919
and placed in commission as USS Kamesit (ID # 3829). She
was decommissioned and returned to the U.S. Shipping Board on
23 May 1919.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Online Image: 43KB; 740 x 380 pixels
Note: The original photograph is mounted on the official
data card for S.S. Chipchung (ID # 3965). However, the
name Kamesit is clearly visible on the ship's stern. |
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