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NH 102019:  USS Matsonia (ID # 1589) in harbor, circa 1919

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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 # 1500 through ID # 1599


This page covers World War I era acquired vessels numbered in the "SP" and "ID" series from 1500 through 1599, 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 1500 through 1599.

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 # 1500 through ID # 1599:

    • ID # 1503: Santa Rosalia. 5409 gross ton freighter, 1911. USN: Santa Rosalia, 1918-1919
    • ID # 1509: Dorchester. 50-foot "Bugeye" schooner. USN: Dorchester, 1917-1918

    • ID # 1510: Walter D. Munson. 4388 gross ton freighter, 1917. USN: Walter D. Munson, 1918-1919
    • ID # 1513: Bobylu. 35' 10" motor boat, 1915. USN: Bobylu, 1917-1918
    • ID # 1514: Maui. 9730 gross ton passenger liner, 1917. USN: Maui, 1918-1919

    • ID # 1531: San Jacinto. 6069 gross ton freighter, 1903. No U.S. Navy service.
    • ID # 1532: Standard Arrow. 7794 gross ton tanker, 1916. USN: Standard Arrow, 1917-1919. Was also USS Signal (IX-142) in 1944-1946
    • ID # 1533: Panuco. 3832 gross ton freighter, 1917. USN: Panuco, 1918-1919
    • ID # 1534: Black Arrow. 6599 gross ton freighter, 1904. Also named Black Hawk and Rhaetia. USN: Black Arrow, 1919-1919. While in naval service this ship had ID # 3913. She was reassigned ID # 1534 in 1922, after her return to civilian custody
    • ID # 1536: Orizaba. 7652 gross ton passenger liner, 1918. USN: Orizaba, 1918-1919 and (as AP-24) 1941-1945
    • ID # 1537: Malvern. Barge. USN: Malvern, 1917(?)-1919
    • ID # 1538: Cauto. 3820 gross ton freighter, 1916. USN: Cauto, 1918-1919

    • ID # 1541: Kroonland. 12,241 gross ton passenger liner, 1902. USN: Kroonland, 1918-1919
    • ID # 1544: Kentuckian. 6582 gross ton freighter, 1910. USN: Kentuckian, 1919-1919

    • ID # 1555: William Isom. 7045-ton tanker, 1917. USN: William Isom, 1918-1919. No image available
    • ID # 1557: Saint Francis. 5102 gross ton freighter, 1914. Also named San Francisco. USN: Saint Francis, 1918-1919

    • ID # 1560: George G. Henry. 6936 gross ton tanker, 1917. USN: George G. Henry, 1918-1919, and Victoria (AO-46), 1942-1946.
    • ID # 1562: Joseph Cudahy. 7045-ton tanker, 1917. USN: Joseph Cudahy, 1918-1918. No image available

    • ID # 1573: Levisa. 2118 gross ton freighter, 1916. USN: Levisa, 1918-1919
    • ID # 1574: Hilton. 3102 gross ton freighter, 1911. USN: Hilton, 1918-1919.
    • ID # 1578: Berkshire. 2014 gross ton passenger steamer, 1881. USN: Berkshire, 1918-1919.

    • ID # 1581: William Rockefeller. 7157 gross ton tanker, 1916. USN: William Rockefeller, 1917-1918
    • ID # 1589: Matsonia. 9728 gross ton passenger liner, 1913. USN: Matsonia, 1918-1919

    • ID # 1590: Santa Paula. 6415 gross ton freighter, 1917. USN: Santa Paula, 1918-1919.
    • ID # 1594: Eurana. 5915 gross ton freighter, 1916. USN: Eurana, 1918-1919.
    • ID # 1597: Norlina. 4596 gross ton freighter, 1909. Also named Harfleur and Georgiana. USN: Norlina, 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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    New ships added 31 December 2007