USSWest Point

ID: 537 ~ Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USS_West_Point_(AP-23)_being_repainted_for_naval_service,_2_June_1941_(19-N-24561).jpg ~ Creator: U.S. Navy ~ Date: June 2, 1941
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The U.S. Navy troop transport USS West Point (AP-23) under initial conversion and painting at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Virginia (USA), 2 June 1941. She was previously SS America. The aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8) is in the background. Note the neutrality markings on West Point's side and the repainting operations.

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By W.A. Scott III
"Actually, when I first got to Europe, I got there by way of Liverpool on a ship that carried 14,000 troops. This was the USS America, and I think it was called the West Point at that time. It was our largest ocean liner. And we took five days to…