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Photo #  NH 65094-A:  SS Absaroka, probably photographed upon completion in 1917.  She was USS Absaroka (ID # 2581) in 1918-19.

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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 # 2500 through ID # 2599


This page covers World War I era acquired vessels numbered in the "SP" and "ID" series from 2500 through 2599, 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 2500 through 2599.

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 # 2500 through ID # 2599:

    • ID # 2500: Texel. 7600-ton freighter, 1913. No U.S. Navy service. No image available
    • ID # 2503: Broad Arrow. 7796 gross ton tanker, 1918. USN: Broad Arrow, 1918-1919
    • ID # 2505: Rijndam. 12,527 gross ton passenger liner, 1901. USN: Rijndam, 1918-1919
    • ID # 2506: Vesta. 1835 gross ton freighter, 1907. No U.S. Navy service.
    • ID # 2507: Zeelandia. 7995 gross ton passenger liner, 1910. USN: Zeelandia, 1918-1919
    • ID # 2508: Hercules. 2286 gross ton freighter, 1913. USN: Canton, 1918-1919. May have briefly been named Hercules in 1918

    • ID # 2510: Margaret. 3372 gross ton freighter, 1916. USN: Margaret, 1918-1919. Renamed Chatham, 1918
    • ID # 2511: Samarinda. 6825 gross ton freighter, 1912. USN: Samarinda, 1918-1919
    • SP-2513: Glenville. 268 gross ton tug, 1886. USN: Glenville, 1918-1919.
    • ID # 2514: Westerdijk. 8261 gross ton freighter, 1913. Renamed Eschersheim, 1923. USN: Westerdijk, 1918-1919.
    • ID # 2515: Veendijk. 6874 gross ton freighter, 1914. USN: Veendijk, 1918-1919.
    • ID # 2516: Mercurius. 2863 gross ton freighter, 1909. USN: Mercurius, 1918-1919
    • ID # 2519: Wieldrecht. 3559 gross ton tanker, 1913. USN: Wieldrecht, 1918-1919

    • ID # 2526: Chestnut Hill. 10,150-ton tanker, 1917. Also named Desdemona. USN: Chestnut Hill, 1918-1919.
    • ID # 2527: City of South Haven. 1719 gross ton coastal passenger steamer, 1903. Renamed City of Miami, 1922. USN: City of South Haven, 1918-1919.

    • ID # 2530: Little Sisters. 80-ton tug, 1906. Possibly had U.S. Navy service as Little Sisters, circa 1918. No image available
    • ID # 2531: Concrete Barge # 1. 650-ton open barge, 1918. USN: Concrete Barge 1 (renamed Coal Barge # 516), 1918-1919
    • ID # 2533: Merak. 7100-ton freighter, 1910. No U.S. Navy service.
    • ID # 2534: Besoeki. 3778 gross ton freighter, 1901. Renamed Anfitrite, 1923. USN: Besoeki, 1918-1919
    • ID # 2535: Noord Brabant. 2332 gross ton freighter, 1916. USN: Noord Brabant, 1918-1918 (no active U.S. Navy service)
    • ID # 2536: Roepat. 7563 gross ton freighter, 1914. USN: Roepat, 1918-1919

    • ID # 2541: Buitenzorg. 7098 gross ton freighter, 1916. USN: Buitenzorg, 1918-1919
    • ID # 2546: Randwijk. 2401 gross ton ton freighter, 1912. USN: Randwijk, 1918-1918 (very brief USN service).

    • ID # 2552: Lighter Barge 04. Barge. USN: Lighter Barge 04, ca. 1918-1938. Later renamed YF-64. No image available
    • ID # 2555: Lakewood. 1917 gross ton Great Lakes freighter, 1884. No U.S. Navy service. No image available. ... Note: This ship should not be confused with the 1917 freighter Lakewood, which served as USS Lakewood (with no ID # assigned) in 1917-1919.
    • ID # 2557: Lake Crescent. 2051 gross ton freighter, 1918. USN: Lake Crescent, 1918-1919. No image available

    • ID # 2560: Gladiator. Tug, 1871. USN: Gladiator, 1918-1918.
    • ID # 2562: Dubhe. 3233 gross ton freighter, 1912. USN: Dubhe, 1918-1918 (very brief USN service).
    • ID # 2563: Mandeville. 467 gross ton river passenger steamer, 1914. Also named Hanover. USN: Mandeville, 1918-1918.
    • ID # 2565: Lighter Barge 05. Barge. USN: Lighter Barge 05, ca. 1918-1929. Later renamed YF-65. No image available
    • ID # 2567: Winterswijk. 3205 gross ton freighter, 1914. USN: Winterswijk, 1918-1919. No image available

    • ID # 2573: Pollux. 2886 gross ton freighter, 1909. USN: Pollux, 1918-1918 (very brief USN service). No image available
    • ID # 2575: Springfield. 287 gross ton river passenger steamer, 1901. USN: Springfield, 1918-1919.
    • ID # 2578: Clio. 2927 gross ton freighter, 1910. USN: Clio, 1918-1918 (very brief USN service)

    • ID # 2580: Lighter Barge 10. Barge. USN: Lighter Barge 10, ca. 1918-1923. Later renamed YF-72 and YD-36. No image available
    • ID # 2581: Absaroka. 5568 gross ton freighter, 1917. USN: Absaroka, 1918-1919.
    • SP-2584: Hydraulic. 30-ton steam yacht, 1900. USN: Hydraulic, 1918-1919.
    • ID # 2585: West Arrow. 5742 gross ton freighter, 1918. No U.S. Navy service.
    • ID # 2586: Oosterdijk. 8251 gross ton freighter, 1913. USN: Oosterdijk, 1918-1918
    • SP-2589: Ahdeek. 38-foot motor boat, 1916. USN: Ahdeek, 1918-1933.

    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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    Page made 3 September 2003
    Data corrected 30 April 2008