S.S. West Erral in Jacksonville, 1910s.

S.S. West Erral

S.S. West Erral

Name/Title

S.S. West Erral in Jacksonville, 1910s.

Entry/Object ID

2003.001.089

Description

S.S. West Erral on the St. Johns River. The S.S. West Erral was an American built steamer who's main purpose was a transport/cargo ship. It was built by the Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Drydock Corporation for the United States government in 1919. It was discontinued as a U.S. government ship in 1927 and went through various other owners until it ran aground in on June 19, 1958 and was lost. The name of the West Erral at the time was the "Higashi Maru", a Japanese cargo steamer.

Collection

Chapin Photographic Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects