▁Sh ip building ▁& ▁D ry d ock ▁of ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁California , ▁and ▁the ▁North west ▁Ste el ▁Company ▁and ▁Columbia ▁River ▁Sh ip building ▁Company ▁of ▁Port land , ▁Oregon . ▁Most ▁of ▁them ▁were ▁given ▁names ▁starting ▁with ▁the ▁word ▁West ▁( or ▁in ▁some ▁cases , ▁Western ), ▁indicating ▁their ▁west ▁coast ▁orig ins . ▁ ▁A ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 1 1 ▁of ▁the ▁type ▁were ▁completed — 1 0 6 ▁for ▁the ▁E FT ▁and ▁an ▁additional ▁five ▁completed ▁later ▁for ▁private ▁contract ors . ▁All ▁of ▁them ▁entered ▁service ▁between ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁with ▁the ▁majority ▁probably ▁being ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁About ▁ 3 7 ▁of ▁the ▁completed ▁ships ▁were ▁acquired ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Navy ▁either ▁during ▁or ▁shortly ▁after ▁the ▁war ▁for ▁service ▁as ▁auxili aries , ▁but ▁most ▁of ▁these ▁were ▁quickly ▁de comm ission ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁after ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁months ' ▁service . ▁ ▁L end - Le ase ▁As ▁per ▁the ▁L end - Le ase ▁Ag re ement , ▁several ▁ships ▁were ▁purchased ▁by ▁the ▁USS R ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 – 1 9 4 5 , ▁as ▁the ▁USS R ▁needed ▁ships ▁for ▁its ▁merchant ▁fleet ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁war . ▁In ▁total , ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁purchased ▁ 2 5 ▁ships ▁of ▁design ▁ 1