RONDO ID 2488
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.
- Freighter
- SS RONDO (Commercial Service) Operated by the Netherland Line (Nederland Stoomvaart Maatsehappij)
- USS RONDO ID-2488 Commissioned 28 March 1918
- SS RONDO (Commercial Service) Returned to original owner
Built 1914 by Rotterdam DroogDock Maatsehappij, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Seized March 1918 by customs officials in New York
Acquired by U.S. Navy 28 March 1918
Assigned to the Naval Overseas Transportation Service (NOTS)
Decommissioned 21 June 1919
Scrapped 1933
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- USS Rondo ID-2488 Covers Page 1 (DATE RANGE)
Postmarks
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Postmark Type |
Postmark Date |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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US Army Postal Service |
1918-07-28 |
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N/A |
Cover bears 2 different WWI censor markings along with 2 strikes of the ships straight-line marking. Courtesy of the Military Postal History Society (MPHS) dropbox site.
Other Information
NAMESAKE - Former name retained.
Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name RONDO - USS Rondo SP-90 and USS Rondo ID-2488.
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