USS Maartensdijk

The ship as Maartensdijk in NASM colors
History
Name	1902: Egyptiana 1902: Rapallo 1909: Maartensdijk 1923: Benvrackie 1927: Ani
Owner	1902: British Maritime Trust 1902: Rob. M. Sloman 1904: Gulf Line 1906: Hamburg America Line 1908: Gulf Line 1909: Holland America Line 1918: NOTS 1919: Holland America Line 1923: Ben Line Steamers 1927: Cie. Internationale de Commerce et d'Armement
Operator	1918: US Navy 1923: Wm Thomson & Co 1927: M Gumuchdjian
Port of registry	1902: Hamburg 1904: West Hartlepool 1906: Hamburg 1908: West Hartlepool 1909: Rotterdam 1924: Leith 1927: Antwerp
Builder	Furness, Withy, Middleton
Yard number	261
Launched	12 March 1902
Completed	14 May 1902
Acquired	by US Government, 20 March 1918
Commissioned	into US Navy, 28 March 1918
Decommissioned	25 February 1919
Identification	1902: code letters RMNH 1904: UK official number 115130 1904: code letters WBRG 1906: code letters RPCM 1908: UK official number 115130 1908: code letters HMKL 1909: code letters PJSD 1924: UK official number 115130 1924: code letters KPWC 1927: code letters MALC
Fate	Scrapped in 1933
General characteristics
Type	Cargo ship
Tonnage	6,483 GRT, 3,360 NRT, 9,241 DWT
Displacement	13,000 tons
Length	400.5 ft (122.1 m)
Beam	52.1 ft (15.9 m)
Draught	28 ft 6 in (8.69 m)
Depth	29.3 ft (8.9 m)
Decks	2 + shelter deck
Installed power	489 NHP, 2,800 ihp
Propulsion	1 × screw 1 × triple-expansion engine
Speed	11+1⁄2 knots (21.3 km/h)
Capacity	452,000 cu ft (12,800 m3) grain; 411,000 cu ft (11,600 m3) bale
Complement	113
Armament	in US Navy: 1 × 6-inch/50-caliber gun 1 × 3-inch/50-caliber gun
Notes	sister ship: Como

USS Maartensdijk was a cargo steamship that was laid down in England in 1902 as Egyptiana, but launched as Rapallo. She served in the United States Navy as USS Maartensdijk from 1918 until 1919, with the Naval Registry Identification Number ID-2497.

She passed through various German, British, Dutch and Belgian owners, including Hamburg America Line (HAPAG), Holland America Line (NASM), Ben Line, and two subsidiaries of Furness, Withy. She was renamed Maartensdijk in 1909, Benvrackie in 1923 and Ani in 1927. She was scrapped in Italy in 1933.