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Photo #  NH 99347:  Trawler Foam in port, circa 1918.  She was USS Foam in 1918-1919

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 # 2400 through ID # 2499


This page covers World War I era acquired vessels numbered in the "SP" and "ID" series from ID # 2400 through ID # 2499, 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 # 2400 through ID # 2499.

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 # 2400 through ID # 2499:

    • ID # 2401: Annie B. Embrey. 431 gross ton barge, 1905. USN: possible service as Annie B. Embrey (renamed Coal Barge # 421), circa 1918-1919
    • ID # 2402: Portland. Barge, 1896. USN: Portland (renamed Freight Lighter # 128), 1918?-1919?. No image available
    • ID # 2405: Efco. 40-foot motor boat, 1912. USN: Efco, 1918-1919
    • ID # 2407: Julia Luckenbach. 8151 gross ton freighter, 1917. USN: Julia Luckenbach, 1918-1919

    • ID # 2413: A.G. Prentiss. 46 gross ton harbor tug, 1912. USN: A.G. Prentiss, 1918-1918
    • ID # 2415: Sea Gate. 400-ton river passenger steamer, 1907. USN: Sea Gate, 1918-1919. No image available

    • ID # 2425: R.S. McCracken. Barge. USN: R.S. McCracken (renamed Coal Barge # 422), 1918?-1919?. No image available
    • ID # 2429: Fairmont. 5400 gross ton collier, 1918. Renamed Nebraskan, 1922. USN: Fairmont, 1918-1919

    • ID # 2432: Virginia. 1606 gross ton Great Lakes passenger steamer, 1891. Later named Avalon. USN: Blue Ridge (briefly named Avalon in 1919), 1918-1919
    • ID # 2435: Lighter Barge 08. Barge. USN: Lighter Barge 08 (renamed Freight Lighter # 68, later YF-68), 1918?-1921. No image available
    • ID # 2439: Ripple. 244 gross ton trawler, 1910. USN: Ripple, 1918-1919

    • SP-2440: Wanderer. 3 gross ton motor boat. USN: Wanderer (renamed SP-2440, 1918), 1917-1918. No image available
    • ID # 2442: Coastwise. 4015 gross ton collier, 1910. No U.S. Navy service

    • ID # 2464: Walter Hardcastle. Originally named L.V. Stoddard. 3099 gross ton tanker, 1912. No U.S. Navy service
    • ID # 2465: Elinor. 4295.18 gross ton freighter, 1918. Also named General de Castlenau. USN: Elinor, 1918-1919
    • ID # 2466: Hattie Luckenbach. 8546-ton freighter, 1901. Also named Lyra. No U.S. Navy service. No image available
    • ID # 2468: Bussum. 3683 gross ton freighter, 1917. USN: Bussum, 1918

    • ID # 2472: Bivalve. 55-foot motor boat, 1901. USN: Bivalve, 1918-1919

    • ID # 2482: Gorredijk. 6463 gross ton freighter, 1902. Also named Como. USN: Gorredijk, 1918-1918 (no active U.S. Navy service)
    • ID # 2483: Bali. 6694 gross ton freighter, 1917. USN: Bali, 1918-1919
    • ID # 2487: S.M. Goucher. 58 gross ton tug, 1913. USN: S.M. Goucher, 1918-1919
    • ID # 2488: Rondo. 7549 gross ton freighter, 1914. USN: Rondo, 1918-1919

    • ID # 2491: Spray. 283 gross ton trawler, 1905. USN: Spray, 1918-1919
    • ID # 2493: Rijndijk. 7500-ton freighter, 1915. Probably no U.S. Navy service. No image available
    • ID # 2496: Foam. 244 gross ton trawler, 1910. USN: Foam, 1918-1919
    • ID # 2497: Maartensdijk. 6483 gross ton freighter, 1902. USN: Maartensdijk, 1918-1919
    • ID # 2498: Merauke. 13,235-ton freighter, 1911. USN: Merauke, 1918-1919
    • ID # 2499: Biesbosch. 484 gross ton steamship, 1916. USN: Biesbosch, 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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