VON STEUBEN ID 3017
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.
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Transport
- KRONPRINZ WILHELM (Passenger Liner) Owned and operated by Norddeutscher Lloyd
- KRONPRINZ WILHELM (Imperial German Naval Service) Served as an auxiliary warship from 1914–1915 for the Imperial German Navy, sailing as a commerce raider
- USS VON STEUBEN (Auxiliary Cruiser) Commissioned June 9 1917
- USS VON STEUBEN ID-3017 Reclassified as a Transport on 21 September 1917
- BARON VON STEUBEN (Commercial Service) Chartered in 1920 by F. Eggena, a New York-based company
- VON STEUBEN (Commercial Service) Renamed again by USSB
Built 1901 by the Aktiengesellschaft Vulcan, Stettin, Germany
Launched 30 March 1901
Interned in Philadelphia from April 1915 until April 1917
Seized when the U.S. entered WWI in April 1917
Acquired by U.S. Navy June 9 1917
Decommissioned October 13 1919
Transferred to United States Shipping Board (USSB)
Struck from Naval Register October 14 1919
Sold 1923 to Boston Iron and Metal Co. of Baltimore, MD for scrap
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- Covers Page 1 (1918-19)
Postmarks
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Postmark Type |
Date From to Date To |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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HUDSON TERMINAL STA. N.Y. |
1912-05-22
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As KRONPRINZ WILHELM
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U.S. GERMAN SEAPOST |
1912-11-17
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As KRONPRINZ WILHELM
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Locy Type |
1918-01-02
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Picture postcard from Cuba
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Locy Type |
1918-01-02
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Picture postcard from Cuba
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Locy Type Fz |
1919-03-21
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"Safe and Sound" postcard provided by the Knights of Columbus.
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Locy Type Fz |
1919-05-12
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Welcome Home postcard provided by the Knights of Columbus.
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Locy Type Fz |
1919-05-12
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Real-Picture postcard of the USS Von Steuben
Other Information
NAMESAKE - Named for Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben (1730–1794), the German army officer who served in the American Revolutionary War.
Two ships of the US Navy have been named VON STEUBEN - USS Von Steuben TT-3017 and USS Von Steuben SSBN-632.
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