West Elcasco (AK-33) Class: Photographs

These photographs were selected to show the original configuration of this class and major subsequent modifications. For most classes many other photographs exist.
For more complete online collections of U. S. Navy ship photographs see in particular the NHHC Online Library of Selected Images and the NavSource Photo Archive.

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S.S. West Amargosa

A typical Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1013 freighter shown on 14 March 1919 just after delivery.
USAT West Elcasco (later Henry Gibbons), William R. Gibson, and Will H. Point were all ships of this numerous class.

Photo No. None
Source: U.S. National Archives, RG-32-S

USAT Henry Gibbons or USAT Will H. Point

On a supply run in Alaska in 1941.
The ship is painted in peacetime Army markings and also carries neutrality markings (the flag on the side). She has not yet been armed.

Photo No. None
Source: From the collection of John W. Baum, Colonel US Army (1914-2000), supplied by his daughter.

USAT William R. Gibson

At Seward, Alaska, in 1941.
The ship carries neutrality markings but has not yet been armed.

Photo No. None
Source: From the collection of John W. Baum, Colonel US Army (1914-2000), supplied by his daughter.

USAT Henry Gibbons

At the Brooklyn, N.Y., Army Base, in August 1941.
A gun is barely visibile on the platform on the bow. USAT Thomas H. Barry (to have become AP-45, q.v.) is astern.

Photo No. SC 126006 (Army Signal Corps photo)
Source: U.S. National Archives, RG-111

USAT Henry Gibbons

Photographed circa late 1941.
The ship is still wearing neutrality markings and the peacetime Army Transportation Service color scheme but has been armed.

Photo No. SC 140944 (Army Signal Corps photo)
Source: U.S. National Archives, RG-111

S.S. West Amargosa A typical Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1013 freighter shown on 14 March 1919 just after delivery. USAT West Elcasco (later Henry Gibbons), William R. Gibson, and Will H. Point were all ships of this numerous class. Photo No. None Source: U.S. National Archives, RG-32-S
USAT Henry Gibbons or USAT Will H. Point On a supply run in Alaska in 1941. The ship is painted in peacetime Army markings and also carries neutrality markings (the flag on the side). She has not yet been armed. Photo No. None Source: From the collection of John W. Baum, Colonel US Army (1914-2000), supplied by his daughter.
USAT William R. Gibson At Seward, Alaska, in 1941. The ship carries neutrality markings but has not yet been armed. Photo No. None Source: From the collection of John W. Baum, Colonel US Army (1914-2000), supplied by his daughter.
USAT Henry Gibbons At the Brooklyn, N.Y., Army Base, in August 1941. A gun is barely visibile on the platform on the bow. USAT Thomas H. Barry (to have become AP-45, q.v.) is astern. Photo No. SC 126006 (Army Signal Corps photo) Source: U.S. National Archives, RG-111
USAT Henry Gibbons Photographed circa late 1941. The ship is still wearing neutrality markings and the peacetime Army Transportation Service color scheme but has been armed. Photo No. SC 140944 (Army Signal Corps photo) Source: U.S. National Archives, RG-111