Hi Chuck, This was the RYNDAM built 1901 Details at http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/descriptions/ShipsR.html regards Ted ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Mallette" <cmmallette@sbcglobal.net> To: <TheShipsList-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2006 9:17 PM Subject: [TSL] World War I Troopship ....... > Hi, > > Several years ago I needed troopship pictures and vessel vital > statistics, and I received all sorts of help. > > This time, it's about the troopships that my father sailed in during > World War I. I found his ride home just fine, but I am having trouble > getting him to France. > > The vessel to get him to France was the USS Ryndan, leaving New York on > May 9, 1918 and arriving at Brest, France, on May 23, 1918. The Ryndan's > history was a bit different. It had been a Dutch freighter, acquired by > the U. S. Government and converted into a troop carrier. The spelling of > Ryndan is directly from his Memiors, and now there is no one to verify > that. > > I would appreciate any suggestions and being pointed in the right > direction.... > > Chuck > > > > > ==== TheShipsList Mailing List ==== > TheShipsList Searchable Archives Database > http://www.oulton.com/cwa/newsships.nsf/by+date > TheShipsList RootsWeb Archives > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/TheShipsList/ > *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* > >