SS Westfalen (1900) was a 2,517
GRT-ton cargo ship completed in March 1901, by
Neptun Werft in
Rostock, Germany. Renamed Spessart, Kemi (1941), Olivia (1942),[2] among nine Finnish vessels that were in U.S. ports and seized by
United States Coast Guard at Boston[3] then taken over by
War Shipping Administration 27 December 1941 registered in Panama, renamed San Jorge then Isolator.[4] Served in
Southwest Pacific command's permanent local fleet 29 September 1943 – 1945 until returned to enter reserve fleet 24 November 1945 and re purchase by Finnish owners as Olivia 26 March 1947 under Executive Order 9822.[4][5][6] Broken up as Olivia in 1957 at
Rosyth, Scotland.[7]
SS Westfalen (1905) was a 5,098-ton cargo ship launched on 14 November 1905, by J.C. Tecklenborg in
Geestemünde, Germany. Rebuilt as seaplane tender in 1933. Mined and sunk off
Marstrand, Sweden, on 7 September 1944.[8]
SS Westfalen (1907) was a 385-ton passenger ship built in 1907 by Jos. L. Meyer in
Papenburg, Germany. Converted to minesweeper in 1942 and renamed M.3802. Bombed and sunk by
Royal Air Force aircraft off
Saint-Nazaire, France, on 15 June 1944.[9]
SS Westfalen (1912) was built as the 170-ton minesweeper FM-29 in 1919, by Nobiskrug in
Rendsburg, Germany. Converted to cargo ship and renamed Westfalen in 1925. Renamed Montijense in 1932. Wrecked at some point after 1958.[10]
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abMaritime Administration.
"Isolator". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
^Masterson, Dr. James R. (1949). U. S. Army Transportation In The Southwest Pacific Area 1941-1947. Washington, D. C.: Transportation Unit, Historical Division, Special Staff, U. S. Army. pp. 342, 346, Appendix 30, page 3.
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SS Westfalen (1900) was a 2,517
GRT-ton cargo ship completed in March 1901, by
Neptun Werft in
Rostock, Germany. Renamed Spessart, Kemi (1941), Olivia (1942),[2] among nine Finnish vessels that were in U.S. ports and seized by
United States Coast Guard at Boston[3] then taken over by
War Shipping Administration 27 December 1941 registered in Panama, renamed San Jorge then Isolator.[4] Served in
Southwest Pacific command's permanent local fleet 29 September 1943 – 1945 until returned to enter reserve fleet 24 November 1945 and re purchase by Finnish owners as Olivia 26 March 1947 under Executive Order 9822.[4][5][6] Broken up as Olivia in 1957 at
Rosyth, Scotland.[7]
SS Westfalen (1905) was a 5,098-ton cargo ship launched on 14 November 1905, by J.C. Tecklenborg in
Geestemünde, Germany. Rebuilt as seaplane tender in 1933. Mined and sunk off
Marstrand, Sweden, on 7 September 1944.[8]
SS Westfalen (1907) was a 385-ton passenger ship built in 1907 by Jos. L. Meyer in
Papenburg, Germany. Converted to minesweeper in 1942 and renamed M.3802. Bombed and sunk by
Royal Air Force aircraft off
Saint-Nazaire, France, on 15 June 1944.[9]
SS Westfalen (1912) was built as the 170-ton minesweeper FM-29 in 1919, by Nobiskrug in
Rendsburg, Germany. Converted to cargo ship and renamed Westfalen in 1925. Renamed Montijense in 1932. Wrecked at some point after 1958.[10]
^
abMaritime Administration.
"Isolator". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
^Masterson, Dr. James R. (1949). U. S. Army Transportation In The Southwest Pacific Area 1941-1947. Washington, D. C.: Transportation Unit, Historical Division, Special Staff, U. S. Army. pp. 342, 346, Appendix 30, page 3.
This article includes a
list of ships with the same or similar names. If an
internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists.