S.S. WESTERN CHIEF

 

Defensively Equipped Merchant Ship

 

 

USS Western Chief - 1919

U.S. Navy - Naval History and Heritage Command photograph (ID: 3161)

 

Launched: 20 Apr 1918  

Sunk: 14 Mar 1941 by the Italian sub Emo approx 250 nm south of Iceland

 

USS Western Chief (ID-3161) was a cargo ship of the United States Navy that served during World War I and its immediate aftermath. As SS Western Chief, she was sunk during World War II after being sold to the United Kingdom for use as a merchant ship.

 

 

     In memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice    

     Lest We Forget     

 

DEARDEN, Arthur N.

OS, RCNVR

MPK - 14 Mar 1941

 

 

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