USS Seaward (IX-60) was a schooner

Schooner

A schooner is a type of sailing vessel characterized by the use of fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts with the forward mast being no taller than the rear masts....

 of the United States Navy

United States Navy

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 during World War II. The ship was built by the Adams Company, East Boothbay, Maine

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, in 1920. She was acquired by the Navy on 31 January 1942 from Cecil B. DeMille

Cecil B. DeMille

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 Productions, Los Angeles

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, California.

Service history

The auxiliary schooner was placed in service on 19 February 1942, assigned to the 11th Naval District, and homeported at San Pedro, California. On 23 July, Seaward was assigned to the Western Sea Frontier

Western Sea Frontier

The Western Sea Frontier, headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, was responsible for the sea defense of the Pacific coast of the United States and Mexico during World War II. The Western Sea Frontier was composed of many forces and commands, including the Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth...

.

Seaward ended the year at Mare Island Navy Yard. She was placed out of service on 1 April 1943, and was struck from the Navy List

Naval Vessel Register

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on 18 July 1944.

External links

• The Seaward
• Photo gallery at navsource.org