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The U.S.S. Westmoreland (APA 104) was commissioned a Navy vessel by Captain H. V. McKittrick, USN, representing the Commandant Third Naval District, at Hoboken, New Jersey, on 18 January 1945. Captain James "M" Hicks, USN, assumed command.
The Westmoreland was named for the counties of that name in the States of Pennsylvania and Virginia. The latter county is the birthplace of George Washington and Robert E. Lee.
The keel of the Westmoreland was laid on 7 December 1943 at Pascagoula, Mississippi, where she was built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp. for the U. S. Maritime Commission. After construction was completed, she was sent to Todd Shipyards, Hoboken, New Jersey, where she was converted to an APA (Auxiliary Transport-Attack) .
Publication Date
1946
Keywords
United States Navy, World War 1939-1945, Regimental Histories, U.S.S. Westmoreland, APA 104
Disciplines
Military History
Recommended Citation
United States Navy, "U.S.S. Westmoreland (APA 104)" (1946). Regimental Histories. 203.
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Features included are rosters of officers and enlisted men, Facts and Figures about the U.S.S. Westmoreland, and a Table of Travels of the U.S.S. Westmoreland.