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NH 101994:  Cargo ship Lake Catherine, which was USS Lake Catherine (ID # 3568) in 1918-19

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"SP" #s and "ID" #s -- World War I Era Patrol Vessels and other Acquired Ships and Craft
numbered from ID # 3500 through ID # 3599


This page covers World War I era acquired vessels numbered in the "SP" and "ID" series from 3500 through 3599, 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 3500 through 3599.

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 # 3500 through ID # 3599:

    • ID # 3500: Eastern Shore. 6805 gross ton freighter, 1918. Also named Eastern Soldier and, after 1922, Lena Luckenbach. USN: Eastern Shore, 1918-1919. No image is available, or known to exist
    • ID # 3501: West Zula. 6000 gross ton freighter, 1918. USN: West Zula, 1918-1919.
    • ID # 3507: Captain Dud. Floating derrick. USN: Captain Dud, ca.1918-ca.1956. Renamed YD-43. No image is available, or known to exist

    • ID # 3511: Pennsylvanian. 6655 gross ton freighter, 1913. USN: Pennsylvanian, 1918-1919. Reamed Scranton, November 1918
    • ID # 3512: Naiwa. 6240 gross ton freighter, 1918. USN: Naiwa, 1918-1919.
    • ID # 3513: M.J. Scanlon. 5672 gross ton freighter, 1918. USN: M.J. Scanlon, 1918-1919.
    • ID # 3514: Victorious. 7898 gross ton freighter, 1918. USN: Victorious, 1918-1919.
    • ID # 3519: Nantahala. 5895 gross ton freighter, 1918. Also named Wautahala. USN: Nantahala, 1918-1919.

    • ID # 3520: Cape May. 6867 gross ton freighter. USN: Cape May, 1918-1919.
    • ID # 3524: Lydia. 9000-ton freighter, 1902. Also named Szell Kalman. USN: Lydia, 1918-1919. No image available

    • ID # 3536: Harry. Barge. USN: Harry, 1918 (?) - 1924. Later renamed YR-10. No image available

    • ID # 3548: Westport. 12,175-ton freighter, 1918. USN: Westport, 1918-1919. No image available
    • ID # 3549: Willimantic. 5100 gross ton freighter, 1918. USN: Willimantic, 1918-1919.

    • ID # 3550: West Mead. 5620 gross ton freighter, 1918. Also called Westmead. USN: West Mead, 1918-1919. No image is available, or known to exist
    • ID # 3551: Western Belle. 5689 gross ton freighter, 1918. USN: Western Belle, 1918-1919. No image is available, or known to exist
    • ID # 3552: Bellingham. 10,690-ton freighter. USN: Bellingham, 1918-1919. No image is available, or known to exist
    • ID # 3554: Hickman. 5121 gross ton freighter, 1918. USN: Hickman, 1918-1919
    • ID # 3555: Aberdeen. 3000 gross ton wooden freighter, 1918. No U.S. Navy service

    • ID # 3564: Deerfield. 7622 gross ton refrigerated cargo freighter, 1918. No U.S. Navy service
    • ID # 3565: Berwyn. 4992 gross ton freighter, 1918. USN: Berwyn, 1918-1919.
    • ID # 3568: Lake Catherine. 1983 gross ton freighter, 1918. Also named Arthur R. Lewis. USN: Lake Catherine, 1918-1919.
    • ID # 3569: Western Comet. 5871 gross ton freighter, 1918. Also named Argonne. USN: Western Comet, 1918-1919. No image is available, or known to exist

    • ID # 3572: Shuttle. 33 gross ton yacht, 1906. USN: Shuttle, 1918-1919

    • ID # 3580: Morristown. 5139 gross ton freighter, 1918. USN: Morristown, 1918-1919
    • ID # 3581: Neponset. 7699 gross ton freighter, 1918. Also named Shawmut. USN: Neponset, 1918-1919.
    • ID # 3583: Rogday. 2122 gross ton icebreaker, 1915. Also named Nevada. USN: Rogday, 1918-1919. Later SS Nevada, lost at sea 18 December 1943.
    • ID # 3584: West Zucker. 5808 gross ton freighter, 1918. USN: West Zucker, 1918-1919.
    • ID # 3585: Eastern Light. 7149 gross ton freighter, 1918. USN: Eastern Light, 1918-1919. No image is available, or known to exist
    • ID # 3593: Alanthus. 2551 gross ton freighter, 1918. No U.S. Navy service
    • ID # 3594: Bancroft. 5834-ton freighter. Apparently no U.S. Navy service. No image is available, or known to exist
    • ID # 3597-C: Lake Blanchester. 2346 gross ton freighter, 1918. USN: Lake Blanchester, 1918-1919. No image is available, or known to exist
    • ID # 3597-D: Lake Clear. 2054 gross ton freighter, 1918. Later renamed Seeansee. USN: Lake Clear, 1918-1919. No image available

    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