USS Leonard Wood

USS Leonard Wood (APA-12) was built by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation and launched 17 September 1921 at Sparrows Point, Maryland as Nutmeg State, an Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1029 ship intended as a World War I troop transport, but redesigned upon the armistice as a passenger and cargo ship and completed as Western World for delivery to the United States Shipping Board. The ship's acceptance on 5 May 1922 and delivery on 9 May 1922 marked the completion of the wartime shipbuilding program of the Emergency Fleet Corporation and the Shipping Board.

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1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1920-07-29T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1921-09-17T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1941-06-10T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1946-03-22T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

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Aerial photograph of the US Charleston Naval Shiyard in 1941

Aerial photo of the US Charleston Naval Shiyard in 1941

Aerial view of the US Charleston Naval Shiyard in 1941

The Plane is a Vought SB2U Vindicator

US Navy Task Force 85 underway towards Sicily on 8 July 1943

USS Leonard Wood (APA-12) underway off California on 28 April 1944

LC-USE6-D-008870 (19856170365)

Type	Subtype	Description	Source

commons	image	Aerial photograph of the US Charleston Naval Shiyard in 1941	Commons
commons	image	Aerial photo of the US Charleston Naval Shiyard in 1941	Commons
commons	image	Aerial view of the US Charleston Naval Shiyard in 1941	Commons
commons	image	The Plane is a Vought SB2U Vindicator	Commons
commons	image	US Navy Task Force 85 underway towards Sicily on 8 July 1943	Commons
commons	image	USS Leonard Wood (APA-12) underway off California on 28 April 1944	Commons
commons	image	LC-USE6-D-008870 (19856170365)	Commons

USS Leonard Wood

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