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SS Ophir
SS Ophir was a Dutch steamship that was built in 1904. She carried passengers, cargo and mail between Rotterdam and the Dutch East Indies until March 1918, when the United States seized her under angary and she became USS Ophir (ID-2800). In November 1918 a fire and explosion damaged her beyond economic repair. She was scrapped in 1922.
Between 1903 and 1906 Koninklijke Maatschappij 'De Schelde' in Vlissingen built three sister ships for Rotterdamsche Lloyd. Ophir was built as yard number 112. She was laid down on 30 November 1903, launched on 27 August 1904, undertook her sea trials on 8 November, and was completed on 14 November. She was followed by Wilis, launched in 1905, and Rindjani, launched in 1906.
Ophir's registered length was 394.4 ft (120.2 m), her beam was 47.1 ft (14.4 m) and her depth was 27.2 ft (8.3 m). Her tonnages were 4,726 GRT, 1,005 NRT and 4,650 DWT. She had berths for 146 passengers: 60 first class, 32 second class, 24 third class, and 30 steerage.
Ophir had a single screw, driven by a three-cylinder triple-expansion steam engine. The engine was rated at 521 NHP or 3,600 ihp, and gave her a speed of 14 knots (26 km/h).
Rotterdamsche Lloyd registered Ophir at Rotterdam. Her code letters were PNLC. By 1910 she was equipped for submarine signalling and wireless telegraphy. By 1913 her wireless call sign was MRJ, but by 1914 it had been changed to PFB.
Ophir's peacetime route between Rotterdam and the Dutch East Indies was via the Strait of Gibraltar and Suez Canal. In the First World War the Netherlands were neutral, but Rotterdamsche Lloyd re-routed Ophir via the Cape of Good Hope to avoid hostilities in the Mediterranean. In 1916 the route was changed again, and Ophir went via the Panama Canal. Early in 1918 her route was shortened to San Francisco – Java.
On 20 March 1918 President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation seizing all Dutch merchant ships in ports of the USA and its territories. The next day Ophir was taken over at Honolulu, and on 25 March she was commissioned as USS Ophir, with the ID number ID–2800. Her commander was Lieutenant Commander MP Nash, USNRF.
Ophir was armed with one 6-inch/50-caliber gun and one 4-inch/50-caliber gun. She was assigned to the Naval Overseas Transportation Service. On 2 April 1918 she left Pearl Harbor for the Panama Canal. On 14 May she reached New York. She then made three transatlantic round trips between the USA and France.
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SS Ophir
SS Ophir was a Dutch steamship that was built in 1904. She carried passengers, cargo and mail between Rotterdam and the Dutch East Indies until March 1918, when the United States seized her under angary and she became USS Ophir (ID-2800). In November 1918 a fire and explosion damaged her beyond economic repair. She was scrapped in 1922.
Between 1903 and 1906 Koninklijke Maatschappij 'De Schelde' in Vlissingen built three sister ships for Rotterdamsche Lloyd. Ophir was built as yard number 112. She was laid down on 30 November 1903, launched on 27 August 1904, undertook her sea trials on 8 November, and was completed on 14 November. She was followed by Wilis, launched in 1905, and Rindjani, launched in 1906.
Ophir's registered length was 394.4 ft (120.2 m), her beam was 47.1 ft (14.4 m) and her depth was 27.2 ft (8.3 m). Her tonnages were 4,726 GRT, 1,005 NRT and 4,650 DWT. She had berths for 146 passengers: 60 first class, 32 second class, 24 third class, and 30 steerage.
Ophir had a single screw, driven by a three-cylinder triple-expansion steam engine. The engine was rated at 521 NHP or 3,600 ihp, and gave her a speed of 14 knots (26 km/h).
Rotterdamsche Lloyd registered Ophir at Rotterdam. Her code letters were PNLC. By 1910 she was equipped for submarine signalling and wireless telegraphy. By 1913 her wireless call sign was MRJ, but by 1914 it had been changed to PFB.
Ophir's peacetime route between Rotterdam and the Dutch East Indies was via the Strait of Gibraltar and Suez Canal. In the First World War the Netherlands were neutral, but Rotterdamsche Lloyd re-routed Ophir via the Cape of Good Hope to avoid hostilities in the Mediterranean. In 1916 the route was changed again, and Ophir went via the Panama Canal. Early in 1918 her route was shortened to San Francisco – Java.
On 20 March 1918 President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation seizing all Dutch merchant ships in ports of the USA and its territories. The next day Ophir was taken over at Honolulu, and on 25 March she was commissioned as USS Ophir, with the ID number ID–2800. Her commander was Lieutenant Commander MP Nash, USNRF.
Ophir was armed with one 6-inch/50-caliber gun and one 4-inch/50-caliber gun. She was assigned to the Naval Overseas Transportation Service. On 2 April 1918 she left Pearl Harbor for the Panama Canal. On 14 May she reached New York. She then made three transatlantic round trips between the USA and France.
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