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Besoeki (ID 2534)


Freighter: Built in 1901 by Blohm and Voss, Hamburg, Germany; Acquired by the Navy 2 April 1918 and commissioned the same day; Decommissioned 14 June 1919 and returned to her owners at Rotterdam, Holland. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 8,414 t.; Length 358'; Beam 44' 6"; Depth of hold 28' 5"; Draft unknown; Speed 9 kts.; Complement 70; Armament one 5" and
one 3".


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Besoeki 149k Photographed prior to her World War I Navy service, possibly when she was inspected by the Third Naval District on 29 March 1918.
USN Photograph NH 99346
Naval Historical Center

Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships History:

Besoeki

Besoeki is a town in Java.

Besoeki was built in 1901 by Blohm and Voss, Hamburg, Germany, for Dutch owners; taken over by the United States under the 20 March 1918 Presidential Proclamation; transferred to the Navy 2 April 1918; and commissioned the same day, Lieutenant C ommander T. Hillgrove, USNRF, in command.

Besoeki was assigned to the Naval Overseas Transportation Service and carried cargo to European ports until decommissioned and returned to her owners at Rotterdam, Holland, 14 June 1919.

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