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Photo # NH 102045:  USS Mystery (ID # 2744), photographed circa 1918

Online Library of Selected Images:
U.S. NAVY SHIPS -- Listed by Hull Number

"SP" #s and "ID" #s -- World War I Era Patrol Vessels and other Acquired Ships and Craft
numbered from ID # 2700 through ID # 2799


This page covers World War I era acquired vessels numbered in the "SP" and "ID" series from ID # 2700 through ID # 2799, plus some that were given numbers but not acquired.


See the list below to locate photographs of individual ships and craft numbered in the "SP" and "ID" series from ID # 2700 through ID # 2799.

For lists of "SP" and "ID" series ships and craft in other number ranges, see:

  • "SP" #s and "ID" #s -- World War I Era Patrol Vessels and other Acquired Ships and Craft.

    If the "SP"/"ID" vessel you want does not have an active link on this page, or the other pages of this series, and the statement "no image available" is lacking, contact the Photographic Section concerning other research options.


    World War I era acquired vessels numbered from ID # 2700 through ID # 2799:

    • ID # 2700: Lenape. 5179 gross ton passenger cargo ship, 1912. USN: Lenape, 1918-1918
    • ID # 2703: John M. Connelly. 4939 gross ton tanker, 1917. USN: John M. Connelly, 1918-1919
    • ID # 2708: Koningin der Nederlanden. 8225 gross ton passenger cargo steamer, 1911. USN: Koningin der Nederlanden, 1918-1919

    • SP-2714: Snapper. 60 gross ton motor boat, 1906. USN: Snapper, 1918-1920. No image available
    • ID # 2718: Rijnland. 5421 gross ton freighter, 1900. USN: Rijnland, 1918-1919

    • ID # 2724: Zuiderdijk. 5208 gross ton freighter, 1912. Also named Sharistan. USN: Zuiderdijk, 1918-1919
    • ID # 2725: Alex Brown. 119 gross ton tug, 1912. USN: Alex Brown, 1918-1927. Renamed Saco in 1920 and designated YT-31
    • ID # 2729: Barge # 62. 1200-ton derrick barge, 1904. USN: Barge # 62, 1918-1931. Later renamed Floating Derrick # 39, YD-39 and YF-197

    • ID # 2741: James Logan. Barge, 1914. USN: James Logan (renamed Freight Lighter # 121), 1918?-1927. Later renamed YF-121. No image available
    • ID # 2744: Mystery. 97 gross ton fishing boat, 1886. USN: Mystery, 1918-1919
    • ID # 2746: Zaanland. 5417 gross ton freighter, 1900. USN: Zaanland, 1918-1918

    • ID # 2758: West Lianga. 5575.8 gross ton freighter, 1918. Later named Hellen Whittier, Lalani, Empire Cheetah and Hobbema. USN: West Lianga, 1918-1919

    • ID # 2763: Commerce. 127 gross ton steam lighter, 1901. USN: Commerce (renamed Freight Lighter # 123), 1918-1923. Later renamed YF-123

    • ID # 2774: Clare. 3455 gross ton freighter, 1915. USN: Clare, 1918-1919
    • ID # 2777: Sixaola. 5017 gross ton freighter, 1911. USN: Sixaola, 1918-1919. This ship received the new ID # 4525 in 1922

    • ID # 2782: Lake Traverse. 1993 gross ton freighter, 1917. USN: Lake Traverse, 1918-1919
    • ID # 2783: Tjisondari. 8039 gross ton freighter, 1915. USN: Tjisondari, 1918-1919

    • ID # 2790: Surley Ellen. 27 gross ton motor boat, 1915. USN: Surley Ellen, 1918-1918 (possibly no actual U.S. Navy service). No image available
    • ID # 2793: Drechterland. 3935 gross ton freighter, 1903. USN: Drechterland, 1918-1919

    For lists of "SP" and "ID" series ships and craft in other number ranges, see:

  • "SP" #s and "ID" #s -- World War I Era Patrol Vessels and other Acquired Ships and Craft.


    To the best of our knowledge, the pictures provided in the "Online Library of Selected Images" are all in the Public Domain, and can therefore be freely downloaded and used for any purpose.

    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the Online Library's digital images, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."


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