SS Empire Chamois
SS Empire Chamois was a 5,864 GRT cargo ship which was built in 1918 by Ames Shipbuilding and Drydock Co, Seattle. She was ordered by the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique but was requisitioned by the United States Navy and commissioned as USS West Mount with the pennant number ID-3202 in 1918. She was decommissioned in May 1919 and passed to the United States Shipping Board (USSB) as SS Westmount. In 1927 she was sold to the Dimon Steamship Corporation and renamed SS Pacific Redwood. She returned to the USSB in 1932 and passed to the United States Maritime Commission (USMC) in 1937. In 1940, she was passed to the Ministry of Shipping, passing to the Ministry of War Transport in 1941 and being renamed SS Empire Chamois. She was sold to Astral Shipping Co Ltd in 1946 and renamed SS Granvie
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SS Empire Chamois
SS Empire Chamois was a 5,864 GRT cargo ship which was built in 1918 by Ames Shipbuilding and Drydock Co, Seattle. She was ordered by the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique but was requisitioned by the United States Navy and commissioned as USS West Mount with the pennant number ID-3202 in 1918. She was decommissioned in May 1919 and passed to the United States Shipping Board (USSB) as SS Westmount. In 1927 she was sold to the Dimon Steamship Corporation and renamed SS Pacific Redwood. She returned to the USSB in 1932 and passed to the United States Maritime Commission (USMC) in 1937. In 1940, she was passed to the Ministry of Shipping, passing to the Ministry of War Transport in 1941 and being renamed SS Empire Chamois. She was sold to Astral Shipping Co Ltd in 1946 and renamed SS Granvie
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SS Empire Chamois was a 5,864 ...... e last Ames-built ship afloat.
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commissioning date
1918-05-21
decommissioning date
1919-05-31
length (μ)
1,289304e+2
power type
ship beam (μ)
1,64592e+1
ship launched
1918-04-16
status
Scrapped 1958
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26.657.225
Wikipage revision ID
737.215.243
Ship armament
Ship builder
Ames Shipbuilding & Drydock Co
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Ship identification
*Pennant Number ID-3202
*Code ...... Kingdom Official Number 168200
Ship operator
*Naval Overseas Transportation ...... p Co Ltd
*Goulandris Bros Ltd
Ship owner
*United States Navy
*United S ......
*Compagnia Maritime del Este
Ship propulsion
Screw propellor
Ship registry
* United States Navy
* New York
* London
* Liverpool
* Panama
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SS Empire Chamois was a 5,864 ...... in 1946 and renamed SS Granvie
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SS Empire Chamois
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*SS Chamois (1949-58)
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*SS Empire Chamois (1941-47)
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*SS Granview (1947-49)
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*SS Pacific Redwood (1927-41)
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*SS Westmount (1919-27)
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*USS West Mount (1918-19)
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