VON STEUBEN TT 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
- USS VON STEUBEN Auxiliary Cruiser
Commissioned June 9 1917
- USS VON STEUBEN Transport ID #3017
Reclassified Transport September 21 1917
Decommissioned October 13 1919
Transferred to United States Shipping Board
Struck from Naval Register October 14 1919
Renamed BARON VON STEUBEN and back to VON STEUBEN by USSB.
Chartered 1920 by F. Eggena, a New York-based company
Planned conversion into a floating fair and exhibition site for U.S. products
and to rename her THE UNITED STATES were canceled
Sold 1923 to Boston Iron and Metal Co. of Baltimore, MD for scrap
Built 1901 as German Passenger Liner KRONPRINZ WILHELM
Acquired by U.S. Navy June 9 1917
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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
U.S. GERMAN SEAPOST |
1912-11-17
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As KRONPRINZ WILHELM
Locy Type |
1918-01-02
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Picture postcard from Cuba
Locy Type |
1918-01-02
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Picture postcard from Cuba
Locy Type Fz |
1919-03-21
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"Safe and Sound" postcard provided by the Knights of Columbus.
Locy Type Fz |
1919-05-12
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Welcome Home postcard provided by the Knights of Columbus.
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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