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USS ''West Corum'' (ID-3982) was a cargo ship for the United States Navy in 1919. The ship was built as SS ''West Corum'' and reverted to that name at the end of her Navy service. During World War II, the ship was United States Army transport ship USAT ''West Corum'', later renamed to ''Will H. Point'' (sometimes listed as ''William H. Point''). SS ''West Corum'' was a steam-powered ship built for the as part of the ''West'' boats, a series of steel-hulled cargo ships built on the West Coast of the United States for the World War I war effort. She was the 13th ship built by Columbia River Shipbuilding Company in Portland, Oregon. She was commissioned into the of the United States Navy in January 1919. After one overseas trips for the Navy, she was decommissioned in May 1919 and returned to the . Early in her civilian career, she sailed between New York City and Bordeaux, but later shifted to sailing to Antwerp. For most of the 1920s, ''West Corum'' sailed to Argentine ports. By 1939, ''West Corum'' had been laid up in New Orleans. In 1940, she was reconditioned, transferred to the United States Army, and renamed USAT ''Will H. Point''. During World War II, the ship sailed primarily in the Pacific Ocean, calling at ports in Australia, Alaska, and the U.S. West Coast. ''Will H. Point'' was laid up in the reserve fleet in Astoria, Oregon, in January 1947 and sold for scrapping in July of that same year. == U.S. Navy career == Upon completion of ''West Corum'' in February 1919,〔 three months after the end of fighting in World War I, she was handed over to the United States Navy for use in the on 10 February. She was commissioned as USS ''West Corum'' (ID-3982) the same day with Lieutenant Commander Alfred G. Thompson, USNRF, in command.〔 ''West Corum'' took on a load of wheat flour and sailed on 24 February for the East Coast.〔〔The ''West'' ships, to avoid sailing empty to the East Coast, loaded grain products intended for European ports and sailed from the East Coast without unloading or transferring their cargo. To avoid extra handling of the cargo, the United States Shipping Board, by prior arrangement, received an equivalent amount of cargo space in foreign ships for other American cargos. See: Crowell and Wilson, pp. 358–59.〕 After transiting the Panama Canal, she arrived at Norfolk, Virginia, on 19 March. Sailing soon after, she headed for Constantinople, Turkey, where she delivered her cargo on 18 April. On 1 May, ''West Corum'' set out from Constantinople for the United States via Gibraltar. She arrived in Norfolk on 6 June and was decommissioned three days later and returned to the . 〔 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「USS West Corum (ID-3982)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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