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NH 102910 S.S. West Avenal

Photo #: NH 102910 S.S. West Avenal
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Title: S.S. West Avenal
Description: (American Freighter, 1919) Probably photographed circa January 1919, when she was first completed by the Western Pipe & Steel Company, South San Francisco, California. This freighter was taken over by the Navy on 1 February 1919 and placed in commission as USS West Avenal (ID # 3871). She was returned to the U.S. Shipping Board on 5 April 1919. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 102910
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