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Beukelsdijk (ID 3135)


Freighter: Laid down in 1903 as Grangesberg by William Doxford and Sons, Ltd., Sunderland, England; Renamed Beukelsdijk; Acquired by the Navy 21 March 1918 at San Juan, Puerto Rico and commissioned Beukelsdijk (ID 3135) the same day; Returned to her owners, the Holland American Line, 18 May 1919 at Rotterdam, Holland. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 13,740 t.; Length 440' 2"; Beam 62'; Depth of hold 26' 1"; Draft unknown; Speed 10.5 kts.; Complement 62; Armament one 3".


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Beukelsdijk 93k In port, possibly when inspected by the Third Naval District on 10 July 1918.
U.S. Navy Photo NH 99360
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Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships History:

Beukelsdijk

Beukelsdijk is a town in the Netherlands.

Beukeledijk (No. 3135), a collier, was built in 1903 by William Doxford and Sons, Ltd., Sunderland, England, as Grangesberg (later renamed Beukeledijk), taken over from her Dutch owners at San Juan, P. R., 21 March 1918 in accordance with the President's proclamation of the previous day, and commissioned the same day, Ensign F. L. Stiles, NNV, in command.

Beukeledijk was assigned to the Naval Overseas Transportation Service and placed on the South American run carrying coal to Latin America and returning with coffee. Early in 1919 she carried a cargo of cotton and oil from Galveston, Tex., to Le Havre, France. While discharging cargo one of her boilers exploded, killing two men. After repairs to her boilers she sailed to Rotterdam, Holland, where she was returned to her owners 18 May 1919 through the Shipping Board.


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