USAT Meigs information

	SS West Lewark, later USAT Meigs
History
United States
Name	West Lewark (1921–22); USAT Meigs (1922–42);
Owner	US Shipping Board (1921–22); United States Army (1922–42);
Ordered	Before September 1919
Builder	Los Angeles Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co
Laid down	30 July 1920
Launched	24 February 1921
Completed	June 1921
Acquired	by US Army 1922
Out of service	19 February 1942
Renamed	1922
Fate	Sunk by Japanese air attack, 1942
General characteristics
Tonnage	7,358 GRT, 5,310 NRT
Displacement	11,358 tons
Length	430.7 ft (131.3 m)
Beam	54.3 ft (16.6 m)
Draft	26.2 ft (8.0 m)
Installed power	422 NHP
Propulsion	3-cylinder triple-expansion steam engine, single screw
Sensors and ; processing systems	wireless direction finding

The USAT Meigs (sometimes incorrectly called USS Meigs) was a United States Army transport ship that was built in 1921 and sunk in Darwin Harbour in the first Japanese air raid against the Australia mainland on 19 February 1942.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Lloyds (1931–32). "Lloyd's Register" (PDF). Lloyd's Register, Steamers & Motorships. Lloyd's Register (through PlimsollShipData). Retrieved 22 September 2014.

[Lloyds31-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Lloyds (1931–32). "Lloyd's Register" (PDF). Lloyd's Register, Steamers & Motorships. Lloyd's Register (through PlimsollShipData). Retrieved 22 September 2014.

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History
SS West Lewark, later USAT Meigs
United States
Name	West Lewark (1921–22) USAT Meigs (1922–42)
Owner	US Shipping Board (1921–22) United States Army (1922–42)
Ordered	Before September 1919
Builder	Los Angeles Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co
Laid down	30 July 1920
Launched	24 February 1921
Completed	June 1921
Acquired	by US Army 1922
Out of service	19 February 1942
Renamed	1922
Fate	Sunk by Japanese air attack, 1942
General characteristics
Tonnage	7,358 GRT, 5,310 NRT^[1]
Displacement	11,358 tons
Length	430.7 ft (131.3 m)^[1]
Beam	54.3 ft (16.6 m)^[1]
Draft	26.2 ft (8.0 m)^[1]
Installed power	422 NHP^[1]
Propulsion	3-cylinder triple-expansion steam engine,^[1] single screw
Sensors and processing systems	wireless direction finding