USS Weehawken CM-12 in 1943

Title: USS Weehawken CM-12 in 1943
Description: Black and white photo of the USS Weehawken (CM-12), originally the SS Estrada Polma, a car ferry built in 1920 by William Cramp & Sons at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was acquired by the United States Navy on 15 June 1942; renamed Weehawken on 18 July 1942; converted to a minelayer by the Bethlehem Steel Co. at Hoboken, New Jersey; designated CM-12; and commissioned on 30 September 1942, Lt. Cmdr. Ralph E. Mills, USNR, in command."
Subject: WHC550
Date: 1943
Type: OT
Identifier: WHC550
Coverage: Weehawken, NJ [40.7663711,-74.02537149999999]
Tag: Ships
Rights: This digital image may be used for educational or scholarly purposes without restriction. Commercial and other uses of the item are prohibited without prior written permission from the Weehawken Historical Commission.