USS Agwidale, commissioned on November 16, 1918 and built by Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., was sold to China in 1946 and renamed Wei Ming.
Commissioned at Newport News on 16 November 1918, Lt. Comdr. While still under construction, the single-screw steel-hulled freighter SP-4464 was acquired by the Navy from the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Newport News, Va. near the end of the first World War and assigned to the Naval Overseas Transportation service (NOTS). Initially operated by the Clyde Steamship Co., she later worked under the flag of the Clyde Mallory Line, and, still later, Agwilines Incorporated, until she was sold to Chinese interests in 1946 and renamed Wei Ming. 
USS Agwidale (SP-4464) Name: Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Newport News, VA Builder: 16 November 1918 Commissioned: Fate: Sold to China in 1946 and renamed Wei Ming. Fate unknown. 
