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'''USS West Point''' (AP-23) was the [[Navy]] name of the ''SS America''. In 1941, she was acquired by the US Navy to be used as a troop transport. During [[World War II]], she sailed 436,144 nautical miles, and transported 505,020 men between 15 June 1941 and 28 February 1946. ''In addition to troops, she had carried Red Cross workers; United Nations officials; children; civilians; prisoners of war; and U.S.O. entertainers.'' [http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/w6/west_point-ii.htm]
'''USS West Point''' (AP-23) was the [[Navy]] name of the ''SS America''. In 1941, she was acquired by the US Navy to be used as a troop transport. During [[World War II]], she sailed 436,144 nautical miles, and transported 505,020 men between 15 June 1941 and 28 February 1946. ''In addition to troops, she had carried Red Cross workers; United Nations officials; children; civilians; prisoners of war; and U.S.O. entertainers.'' [http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/w6/west_point-ii.htm]
The ''SS America'' was laid August 22, 1938 and in 1994 wrecked at Fuerteventura, in the Canary Islands.
== External links ==
== External links ==
*[http://www.usswestpoint.com/ SUMMARY OF MILITARY SERVICE.]
*[http://www.usswestpoint.com/ SUMMARY OF MILITARY SERVICE.]
*[http://paperindustryweb.com/mypage/westpoint.htm The sad saga of a ship that was once the pride of the United States maritime industry.]
[[Category:Ships]]
[[Category:Ships]]