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U.S. NAVY TEMPORARY AUXILIARY SHIPS, 1917-1919

WORLD WAR I ERA CARGO SHIPS --
with One Smokestack, Two Single Masts, and a Raised Hull Island Amidships (Bridge Island)

Five of the U.S. Navy's WWI era cargo ships had one smokestack, two single masts and a raised hull island amidships (bridge island).

All of the vessels of this configuration were foreign built, one being completed in Japan for the U.S. Shipping Board.

This page features a table (with links to individual ships) of World War I era U.S. Navy cargo ships with one smokestack, two single masts and a raised hull island amidships (bridge island), plus a photograph of each ship in this group.

Ships in this group:

FIVE SHIPS with ONE SMOKESTACK, TWO SINGLE MASTS, AND A RAISED HULL ISLAND AMIDSHIPS (BRIDGE ISLAND):

Click the small photographs to prompt a larger view of the same image with a descriptive header.

FOUR SHIPS -- Foreign built

Batjan, USN 1918-1919 (British built, ex Dutch S.S. Batjan, 1913).

6232 Gross Tons, Length 400', Beam 53.4', Comm. 28 Mar 18, Decom. 25 Jun 19, No ID #

Hercules (later Canton), USN 1918-1919 (Dutch built, ex Dutch S.S. Hercules, 1913).

2286 Gross Tons, Length 326.75', Beam 45.1', Comm. 18 Jun 18, Decom. 10 May 19, ID # 2508
This ship had two tall Dutch paired masts and three smaller pairs of kingposts.

Rijnland, USN 1918-1919 (British built, ex Dutch S.S. Rijnland, 1900).

5421 Gross Tons, Length 389.3', Beam 51.2', Comm. 29 Mar 18, Decom. 6 Aug 19, ID # 2718

Soestdijk, USN 1918-1919 (British built, ex Dutch S.S. Soestdijk, 1901).

6445 Gross Tons, Length 400.3, Beam 52.1', Comm. 21 Mar 18, Decom. 14 Jul 19, ID # 3413

ONE SHIP -- Japanese built

Eastern Shore, USN 1918-1919 (Japanese built, ex American S.S. Eastern Shore, 1918).

6731 Gross Tons, Length 425', Beam 53.7', Comm. 1 Dec 18, Decom. 27 May 19, ID # 3500

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