USS Rijndam

Postcard of Rijndam in Holland America Line colours
History
Name	Rijndam
Owner	Holland America Line
Operator	US Navy (1918–19)
Port of registry	Rotterdam
Route	Rotterdam – New York
Builder	Harland & Wolff, Belfast
Yard number	336
Laid down	23 November 1899
Launched	18 May 1901
Completed	3 October 1901
Acquired	for US Navy, March 1918
Commissioned	into US Navy, 1 May 1918
Decommissioned	from US Navy, 22 October 1919
Maiden voyage	10 October 1901
Refit	1925, 1926
Identification	code letters PRNB by 1913: call sign MHY 1914: call sign PED 1918: ID number ID–2505
Fate	Scrapped 1929
General characteristics
Type	1901: ocean liner 1918: troopship
Tonnage	12,527 GRT, 7,976 NRT, 12,339 DWT
Displacement	23,650 tons
Length	560.7 ft (170.9 m) overall 550.3 ft (167.7 m) registered
Beam	62.3 ft (19.0 m)
Draft	32 ft 3+1⁄2 in (9.84 m)
Depth	26.2 ft (8.0 m)
Decks	3
Installed power	1,265 NHP
Propulsion	2 × screws 2 × triple-expansion engines
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h)
Capacity	passengers: 1902: 286 × 1st class, 196 × 2nd class, 1,800 × 3rd class 1925: cabin class & 3rd class only 1926: cabin, tourist & 3rd class cargo: 530,000 cubic feet (15,008 m3) grain, 488,000 cubic feet (13,819 m3) bale
Troops	3,000
Complement	in US Navy, 636
Sensors and processing systems	by 1910: submarine signalling
Armament	in US Navy: 4 × 6-inch (150 mm) guns 2 × 1-pounder guns 2 × machine guns
Notes	sister ships: Potsdam, Noordam

USS Rijndam (ID–2505) was the Holland America Line (HAL) ocean liner Rijndam, also spelt Ryndam, which was launched in Ireland in 1901 and scrapped in the Netherlands in 1929. The US requisitioned her as the United States Navy troopship USS Rijndam from 1918 until 1919. She was the first of four Holland America Line ships to be called Ryndam.