WESTERDIJK ID 2514

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
Built 1918 by Irvine's Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Ltd., West Hartlepool, England


1. WESTERDIJK (Commercial Service)
Owned and operated for the Holland American Line
Acquired by U.S. Navy March 21 1918


2. USS WESTERDIJK ID-2514
Commissioned March 27 1918
Assigned to the Naval Overseas Transportation Service (NOTS)
Decommissioned September 25 1919


3. WESTERDIJK (Commercial Service)
Returned to the Holland Amerika Lijn 1919


4. ESCHERSHEIM (Commercial Service)
Lloyd's Register of Shipping 1925 shows new owner as Unterweser Reederei A.G. and new name
Lloyd's Register of Shipping 1933 shows new owner as Lehnkering & Cie A.G. (Unterweser Reederei A.G. Mgrs)

Lloyd's Casualty Returns 1st January to 31st March, 1940 edition lists ESCHERSHEIM on page 6 in the "RETURNS OF SHIPS TOTALLY LOST, BROKEN UP, &c" section indicating the ship foundered 2 miles off Hirtshals, Denmark on 13 March 1940 while carrying a cargo of coke.

 

Naval Covers

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Postmarks

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Other Information

WESTERDIJK

NAMESAKE - The Dutch words meaning Western Dike

 

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