USS Weehawken CM-12 in 1943

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Title

USS Weehawken CM-12 in 1943

Subject

WHC550

Description

Black and white photo of the USS Weehawken (CM-12), originally the SS Estrada Polma, a car ferry built in 1920 by William Cramp & Sons at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was acquired by the United States Navy on 15 June 1942; renamed Weehawken on 18 July 1942; converted to a minelayer by the Bethlehem Steel Co. at Hoboken, New Jersey; designated CM-12; and commissioned on 30 September 1942, Lt. Cmdr. Ralph E. Mills, USNR, in command."

Date

1943

Type

OT

Identifier

WHC550

Coverage

Weehawken, NJ [40.7663711,-74.02537149999999]
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Citation

“USS Weehawken CM-12 in 1943,” The Weehawken Time Machine, accessed April 28, 2024, https://weehawkentimemachine.omeka.net/items/show/2931.