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Photo #  NH 106370:  USS Soestdijk at anchor, circa 1918-1919


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Soestdijk (Dutch Freighter, 1901).
Served in 1918-1919 as USS Soestdijk (ID # 3413)

Soestdijk, a 6445 gross ton freighter, was built at West Hartlepool, England, in 1901 for Dutch owners. She was seized by the U.S. Government in March 1918, turned over to the Navy and commissioned late in that month as USS Soestdijk (ID # 3413). Serving with the Naval Overseas Transportation Service (NOTS), she was mainly employed to carry coal, manganese ore and other materials between Brazil and the U.S. East Coast. In June 1919 the ship crossed the Atlantic to Europe with a shipment of food. After delivering her cargo at Göteborg, Sweden, Soestdijk went to Rotterdam, where she was decommissioned in mid-July and returned to her owner.

This page features all the views we have concerning the Dutch freighter Soestdijk (of 1901) and USS Soestdijk (ID # 3413).

For other items related to this ship and her crew, see:

  • USS Soestdijk (ID # 3413) Photo Collection (NHHC Lot # S-587).


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."

    Click on the small photograph to prompt a larger view of the same image.

    Photo #: NH 102226

    Soestdijk
    (Dutch Freighter, 1901)

    Photographed circa 1918.
    This ship was seized by the United States on 21 March 1918 and commissioned as USS Soestdijk (ID # 3413) on 30 March 1918. She was returned to her owner on 14 July 1919.

    The original print is in National Archives' Record Group 19-LCM.

    U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

    Online Image: 69KB; 740 x 350 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 106370

    USS Soestdijk
    (ID # 3413)

    At anchor, circa 1918-1919.

    Photograph from the USS Soestdijk collection, donated by Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2008.

    U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

    Online Image: 44KB; 740 x 435 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 106371

    USS Soestdijk
    (ID # 3413)

    Ship's officers and crew pose on and in front of her bridge, circa 1918-1919.

    Photograph from the USS Soestdijk collection, donated by Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2008.

    U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

    Online Image: 77KB; 740 x 435 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 106372

    USS Soestdijk
    (ID # 3413)

    Crew members aloft on the foremast rigging, with the ship's bridge in the background, circa 1918-1919.

    Photograph from the USS Soestdijk collection, donated by Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2008.

    U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

    Online Image: 67KB; 415 x 765 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 106373

    USS Soestdijk
    (ID # 3413)

    "King Neptune" (center) with members of his party on board the ship during an Equator crossing ceremony, circa 1918-1919.

    Photograph from the USS Soestdijk collection, donated by Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2008.

    U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

    Online Image: 65KB; 740 x 440 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 106374

    USS Soestdijk
    (ID # 3413)

    Members of "King Neptune"'s party on board during an Equator crossing ceremony, circa 1918-1919.
    Note the ship's name (spelled "Soestdyk") on the cargo boom in the left background.

    Photograph from the USS Soestdijk collection, donated by Dr. Mark Kulikowski, 2008.

    U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.

    Online Image: 72KB; 740 x 435 pixels

     


    For other items related to this ship and her crew, see:

  • USS Soestdijk (ID # 3413) Photo Collection (NHHC Lot # S-587).


    NOTES:

  • To the best of our knowledge, the pictures referenced here are all in the Public Domain, and can therefore be freely downloaded and used for any purpose.

  • Some images linked from this page bear obsolete credit lines citing the organization name: "Naval Historical Center". Effective 1 December 2008 the name should be cited as: "Naval History and Heritage Command".


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."


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    Page made 31 August 2003
    New images added 5 February 2009