FINLAND ID 4543
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.
- Ocean Liner
- FINLAND (Passenger Liner) Owned by International Mercantile Marine and operated by its subsidiary Red Star Line
- USAT FINLAND Chartered by the Army Transport Service June 2 1917
- USS FINLAND ID-4543 Commissioned April 26 1918
- FINLAND (Commercial Service) Returned to International Mercantile Marine in 1920 and the Red Star Line
Built 1902 by William Cramp and Sons, Philadelphia, PA
Launched June 21, 1902
Designated Vessel ID-4543 Late 1917?
Delivered to the Navy April 24 1918
Decommissioned November 15 1919
Delivered to the War Department 1919
Chartered by the American Line in 1923
In 1925, Harold S. Vanderbilt devised the game of contract bridge while on board Finland
Scrapped in England in 1928
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Postmarks
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USPO |
1919-03-23 |
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Other Information
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
World War I Victory Medal (with Armed Guard and Transport clasps)
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