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Maartensdijk (ID 2497)


Cargo Ship: Built in 1902 as Rapallo by Furness Withy and Co., Ltd., West Hartlepool, Great Britain; Renamed Maartensdijk, (date unknown). In March 1918, while interned at New York, the Holland-American Line steamer was seized by the U.S. Government and turned over to the Navy. Commissioned Maartensdijk (ID 2497), 27 March 1918. During the remainder of the year, and into 1919, she carried over 27,000 tons of cargo to France in four trans-Atlantic voyages. Decommissioned, 25 February 1919 and returned to the United States Shipping Board; Struck from the Naval Register, (date unknown). Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 6,483 t.; Length 400' 5"; Beam 52' 1"; Draft 28' 6"; Speed 11 kts.; Complement unknown; Armament one 6" and one 3".


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Maartensdijk 76k Photographed prior to her U.S. Navy service.
USN Photo NH 101969
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