ARCADIA ID 1605
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.
- Transport
- ARCADIA (Passenger Liner) Owned and operated by Hamburg America Line (HAPAG)
- USS ARCADIA ID-1605 Commissioned June 20 1919 - Decommissioned September 29 1919
- ARCADIA (Commercial Service) Sold to the California Steamship Co. 1924
Built in 1896 by Harland and Wolff, Belfast, Ireland
Seized upon the entry of the United States into World War I
Acquired by U.S. Navy January 20 1919
Returned to United States Shipping Board 1919
Scrapped in Japan in 1927
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Postmarks
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Post Office Established March 30 1919 - Disestablished September 29 1919
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Other Information
NAMESAKE - Named for a picturesque district of the Peloponnesus in Greece, the traditional home of pastoral poetry; hence any region of ideal rustic simplicity and contentment.
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