USS West Point (ID-3254)

History
United States
NameUSS West Point
NamesakeWest Point, New York
BuilderJ. F. Duthie and Company, Seattle, Washington
Launched15 October 1917
CompletedJanuary 1918
Acquired5 August 1918
Commissioned8 August 1918
Decommissioned24 April 1919
FateReturned to U.S. Shipping Board
Notes
  • Operated as commercial cargo ship SS Westerner from 1919
  • Scrapped 1938
General characteristics
TypeCargo ship
Displacement12,262 long tons (12,459 t)
Length423 ft 0 in (128.93 m)
Beam54 ft 0 in (16.46 m)
Draft24 ft 1 in (7.34 m) (mean)
Depth29 ft 9 in (9.07 m)
PropulsionOne 2,700-ihp (1.864-mW) triple-expansion steam engine
Speed10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement124
Armament
  • 1 × 6-inch (152-mm) gun
  • 1 × 6-pounder (2.7 kg) gun

The first USS West Point (ID-3254) was a cargo ship of the United States Navy that served during World War I and its immediate aftermath.