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NH 102524 S.S. West Lewark

Photo #: NH 102524 S.S. West Lewark
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Title: S.S. West Lewark
Description: (American Freighter, 1921) In port, probably upon completion of construction. Photograph is dated June 1921, when the ship was inspected by the Navy and assigned registry ID # 4490. West Lewark was the first of five ships of Shipping Board design 1013 ordered from the Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, San Pedro, California, during World War I. Her construction was cancelled on 19 September 1919, but she was completed to an enlarged design. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 102524
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