 SS Westerner fitting out at the J. F. Duthie and Company shipyard in Seattle, Washington, on 26 January 1918.
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Westerner |
| Builder | J. F. Duthie and Company, Seattle, Washington |
| Launched | 4 November 1917 |
| Completed | early 1918 |
| Acquired | 20 June 1918 |
| Commissioned | 20 June 1918 |
| Decommissioned | 21 August 1919 |
| Stricken | 21 August 1919 |
| Fate | Returned to U.S. Shipping Board 21 August 1919 |
| Notes |
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| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cargo ship |
| Displacement | 12,200 tons |
| Length | 423 ft 9 in (129.16 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 2,500-ihp (1.864-mW) steam engine, one shaft |
| Speed | 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph) |
| Complement | 87 |
| Armament | 1 × 5-inch (127-mm) gun |
USS Westerner (ID-2890) was a cargo ship of the United States Navy that served during World War I and its immediate aftermath.