USS West Point (ID-3254)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS West Point |
| Namesake | West Point, New York |
| Builder | J. F. Duthie and Company, Seattle, Washington |
| Launched | 15 October 1917 |
| Completed | January 1918 |
| Acquired | 5 August 1918 |
| Commissioned | 8 August 1918 |
| Decommissioned | 24 April 1919 |
| Fate | Returned to U.S. Shipping Board |
| Notes |
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| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cargo ship |
| Displacement | 12,262 long tons (12,459 t) |
| Length | 423 ft 0 in (128.93 m) |
| Beam | 54 ft 0 in (16.46 m) |
| Draft | 24 ft 1 in (7.34 m) (mean) |
| Depth | 29 ft 9 in (9.07 m) |
| Propulsion | One 2,700-ihp (1.864-mW) triple-expansion steam engine |
| Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Complement | 124 |
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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.