West Apaum painted in dazzle camouflage during sea trials on 20 June 1918
History
United States
Owner
United States Shipping Board
Builder
Skinner & Eddy
Seattle, Washington
Yard number
23[3]
Laid down
19 March 1918[2]
Launched
23 May 1918[2]
Completed
19 June 1918[2]
Acquired
20 June 1918[4]
Commissioned
20 June 1918[5]
Decommissioned
25 July 1919[5]
Identification
Official number: 216500 [1]
Fate
Scrapped, 1933[1]
General characteristics
Type
Design 1013 ship
Tonnage
5,537 GRT[1]
Displacement
12,226 t[5]
Length
409 ft 5 in (124.79 m) (LPP)[1]
423 ft 9 in (129.16 m) (LOA)[5]
Beam
54 ft 0 in (16.46 m)[5]
Draft
22 ft 2.25 in (6.7628 m)[5]
Depth of hold
29 ft 9 in (9.07 m)[5]
Propulsion
1 × triple-expansion steam engine,[1] 2,700 hp (2,000 kW)
Speed
10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph) (1918)[5]
Complement
81[5]
Armament
1 × 4 in (100 mm) gun
1 × 3 in (76 mm) gun[5]
USS West Apaum (ID-3221) was a cargo ship in the United States Navy during World War I. She had been built as SS West Apaum for the United States Shipping Board (USSB) as part of the West boats, a series of steel-hulled cargo ships built on the West Coast of the United States.
West Apaum sailed on three voyages for the US Navy, two after the Armistice, before she was decommissioned in July 1919. Though little is available regarding West Apaum's civilian career, it is known that she was sailing on a New York – Rotterdam route in early 1927. By early 1929, West Apaum had been laid up by the USSB, which abandoned her in 1933. The cargo ship was scrapped in the second quarter of that same year.
^ abcSkinner & Eddy (October 1918). "Consistent Building Record". Pacific Marine Review (display advertisement). San Francisco: J. S. Hines: 143. OCLC 2449383.
^Colton, Tim. "Skinner & Eddy, Seattle WA". Shipbuilding History. The Colton Company. Retrieved 1 September 2008.
^"West Apaum (American Freighter, 1918)". Online Library of Selected Images: Civilian Ships. Naval Historical Center, Navy Department. 14 March 2004. Retrieved 1 September 2008.
^ abcdefghij"West Apaum". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command.
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