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USS West Bridge

Cargo ship

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In short

USS West Bridge (Cargo ship) has no AIS position on record with Voydar.

Vessel type
Cargo ship
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Photo of USS West Bridge
Photo: U.S. Navy · Licence: Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Last reported position

No AIS position on record for this vessel. Identity and particulars are below.

Identity & particulars

Name
USS West Bridge
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
5520680
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Vessel type
Cargo ship
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Ownership & management

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Operator
United States Navy(not linked to a company record)
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.6 · retrieved Jun 10, 2026

About USS West Bridge

USS West Bridge (ID-2888) was a Design 1013 cargo ship in the United States Navy during World War I. She was begun as War Topaz for the British Government but was completed as West Bridge (though referred to in some publications under the spelling Westbridge). After being decommissioned from the Navy, the ship returned to civilian service as West Bridge, but was renamed Barbara Cates, and Pan Gulf over the course of her commercial career under American registry. West Bridge was one of the West ships, a series of steel-hulled cargo ships built for the United States Shipping Board (USSB) on the West Coast of the United States. She was launched in April 1918 and delivered to the U.S. Navy upon completion in May. After commissioning, USS West Bridge sailed from the Pacific Northwest to the East Coast of the United States and joined a convoy of cargo ships headed to France in August.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is USS West Bridge now?
Voydar has no displayable AIS position for USS West Bridge in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
What kind of ship is USS West Bridge?
USS West Bridge is a cargo ship.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for USS West Bridge?
Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for USS West Bridge from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels, the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register and the French national asset-freeze register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for USS West Bridge. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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