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
Hello Chuck, I didn't think the Ryndam had been a freighter; at 12500 tons it was a good sized liner for its time. The Rijndam should be spelt Ryndam as that was how Harland & Wolff put the name in copper letters on her bows and stern. However, although this was never amended it is evident that Rijndam was the intended version. During World War 1 the name Rijndam was painted in large white letters on both sides of the hull. Regards Don www.shiphistory.co.uk ----- 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