USS Eastern Light

USS Eastern Light (ID-3538) was an Emergency Fleet Corporation (EFC) Design 1127 cargo steamship that was built in Japan in 1918 for the United States Shipping Board (USSB). From December 1918 to April 1919 she spent five months in the United States Navy. In 1926 she was sold and renamed Willkeno. She was renamed Isthmian in 1937 and Illinoian in 1939. in 1944 she was scuttled off the coast of Normandy as Blockship 485.

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1914-07-28T00:00:00Z

1914-07-28T00:00:00Z

World War I

1918-12-06T00:00:00Z

1918-12-06T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1919-04-16T00:00:00Z

1919-04-16T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

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Frameless

USS Eastern Light (ID-3538)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		USS Eastern Light (ID-3538)		Commons