Dutch steamship that served in the US Navy and was gutted by fire
For other ships with the same name, see RMS Ophir.
Ophir with Dutch neutrality markings in the First World War
History
Netherlands
Name
Ophir
Namesake
Ophir
Owner
Rotterdamsche Lloyd
Operator
1904: Wm Ruys & Zonen
1918: US Navy
Port of registry
Rotterdam
Route
1904: Rotterdam – Dutch East Indies
1918: San Francisco – Java
Builder
Kon Maats 'De Schelde'
Yard number
112
Laid down
30 November 1903
Launched
27 August 1904
Completed
14 November 1904
Acquired
by US Govt, 21 March 1918
Commissioned
into US Navy, 25 March 1918
Decommissioned
16 January 1920
Identification
code letters PNLC
1913: call sign MRJ
1914: call sign PFB
1918: ID number ID–2800
Fate
Gutted by fire 1918, scrapped 1922
General characteristics
Type
ocean liner
Tonnage
4,726 GRT, 1,005 NRT, 4,650 DWT
Length
394.4 ft (120.2 m)
Beam
47.1 ft (14.4 m)
Depth
27.2 ft (8.3 m)
Decks
3
Installed power
521 NHP, 3,600 ihp
Propulsion
1 × screw
1 × triple-expansion engine
Speed
14 knots (26 km/h)
Capacity
passengers: 60 × 1st class, 32 × 2nd class, 24 × 3rd class and 30 × steerage
Sensors and processing systems
by 1910: submarine signalling
Armament
in US Navy:
1 × 6-inch/50-caliber gun
1 × 4-inch/50-caliber gun
Notes
sister ships: Wilis, Rindjani
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.
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