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SS ''West Hosokie'' was a steel–hulled cargo ship built in 1918 as part of the World War I emergency wartime shipbuilding program organized by the United States Shipping Board. On completion in August 1918, ''West Hosokie'' was immediately commissioned into the U.S. Navy as the auxiliary ship USS ''West Hosokie'' (ID-3695), and made several voyages on the Navy's behalf before decommissioning in July 1919. She then entered merchant service as SS ''West Hosokie''. In 1928, ''West Hosokie'' was acquired by the Los Angeles Steamship Company, renamed SS ''Constance Chandler'', and placed into service as a coastal freighter on the west coast of the United States. By 1930 she was operating for the Matson Line, participating in the sugar trade between the U.S. and Honolulu, Hawaii. She was renamed SS ''Liloa'' in 1938. In 1944, ''Liloa'' was turned over to the Soviet Union and renamed SS ''Belorussia''. ''Belorussia'' was scrapped in 1960. ==Construction and design== ''West Hosokie'' was built in Seattle, Washington in 1918 at the No. 1 Plant of the Skinner & Eddy Corporation〔—the 14th in a series of 24 Design 1013 cargo ships built by Skinner & Eddy for the USSBs emergency wartime shipbuilding program.〔("General Cargo Ships Built in Pacific Coast Shipyards" ), ''shipbuildinghistory.com''.〕 The ship was laid down on June 11, launched 54 working (65 calendar) days later on 15 August and completed on 29 August—a total time under construction of 65 working (79 calendar) days,〔''Pacific Ports Annual'', pp. 64-65.〕 putting ''West Hosokie'' into the record books as the fourth-fastest built seagoing ship of the war, and the second fastest ship (behind sister ship ''West Lianga'') of more than 5,500 deadweight tons.〔Hurley, p. 93. ''Pacific Ports Annual'', pp. 64-65. Note that Hurley's figure of 78 days for ''West Lianga'' differs from the company's own, which is 80 days. Assuming the company's figure is correct, ''West Hosokie'' would be the fastest-built ship of above 5,500 tons of the war. It may be however that Hurley's figure is for the date of completion of the ship while the company's is for the date of delivery.〕 ''West Hosokie'' had a design deadweight tonnage of 8,800 tons and gross register tonnage of 5,600. She had an overall length of 423 feet 9 inches, a beam of 54 feet and a mean draft of 24 feet.〔("''West Hosokie''" ), ''Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships'', Naval History and Heritage Command website.〕 The ship was powered by a Curtis geared turbine,〔Silverstone, p. 169.〕 driving a single screw propeller and delivering a speed of 11.5 knots.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「SS West Hosokie」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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