SS Ophir

Ophir with Dutch neutrality markings in the First World War
History
Netherlands
Name	Ophir
Namesake	Ophir
Owner	Rotterdamsche Lloyd
Operator	1904: Wm Ruys & Zonen 1918: US Navy
Port of registry	Rotterdam
Route	1904: Rotterdam – Dutch East Indies 1918: San Francisco – Java
Builder	Kon Maats 'De Schelde'
Yard number	112
Laid down	30 November 1903
Launched	27 August 1904
Completed	14 November 1904
Acquired	by US Govt, 21 March 1918
Commissioned	into US Navy, 25 March 1918
Decommissioned	16 January 1920
Identification	code letters PNLC 1913: call sign MRJ 1914: call sign PFB 1918: ID number ID–2800
Fate	Gutted by fire 1918, scrapped 1922
General characteristics
Type	ocean liner
Tonnage	4,726 GRT, 1,005 NRT, 4,650 DWT
Length	394.4 ft (120.2 m)
Beam	47.1 ft (14.4 m)
Depth	27.2 ft (8.3 m)
Decks	3
Installed power	521 NHP, 3,600 ihp
Propulsion	1 × screw 1 × triple-expansion engine
Speed	14 knots (26 km/h)
Capacity	passengers: 60 × 1st class, 32 × 2nd class, 24 × 3rd class and 30 × steerage
Sensors and processing systems	by 1910: submarine signalling
Armament	in US Navy: 1 × 6-inch/50-caliber gun 1 × 4-inch/50-caliber gun
Notes	sister ships: Wilis, Rindjani

SS Ophir was a Dutch steamship that was built in 1904. She carried passengers, cargo and mail between Rotterdam and the Dutch East Indies until March 1918, when the United States seized her under angary and she became USS Ophir (ID-2800). In November 1918 a fire and explosion damaged her beyond economic repair. She was scrapped in 1922.