The Shipping Board transferred her to the U.S. Navy , the Navy assigned her the naval registry identification number 3550 .
She was commissioned on 29 October 1918 as USS West Mead or Westmead ( ID - 3548 ) with Lieutenant Commander N.A.
The Shipping Board transferred her to the U.S. Navy , the Navy assigned her the naval registry identification number 3550 , and she was commissioned on 29 October 1918 as USS West Mead or Westmead ( ID - 3548 ) with Lieutenant Commander N.A.