OPHIR ID 2800
Ship Name and Designation History
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.
Keel Laid 30 November 1903 by Kon. Masts de Schelde, Flushing, The Netherlands Launched 27 August 1904 Completed 14 November 1904 Seized in Honolulu by US Government 21 March 1918 Assigned to the Naval Overseas Transportation Service (NOTS) Severely damaged by fire 11 November 1918 at Gibraltar and sank Raised 10 February 1919 and repaired Decommissioned & Transferred to the War Department 16 January 1920 Scrapped in either 1922 or 1925 (sources disagree). |
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Postmarks
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U. S. Army |
1918-06-13 |
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Notes: The postcard shows a painting of the Vue de Gand in Ghent, Belgium in 1833. It bears both a naval censor and an American Expeditionary Force censor marking.
Other Information
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