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{{short description|Dutch cargo ship that served in the US Navy in the First World War}}
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|Ship namesake= [[Zaan]] River
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|Ship registry= {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Port of Amsterdam|Amsterdam]]
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*passengers: 1,400 [[steerage]] (1906–10)
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'''''Zaanland''''' was a steam single-screw cargo ship built in 1900 by [[Russell and Company]] of [[Port Glasgow]] for Zuid Amerika Lijn of [[Amsterdam]] with intention of carrying cattle from Argentina and Uruguay to various ports in Europe, including England. The cargo ship operated on South America to Europe route during her entire career. She was requisitioned by the US Navy in March 1918 and sunk after colliding with another vessel on her first trip under Navy flag two months later.
'''SS ''Zaanland''''' was a [[Cargo ship|cargo]] [[steamship]] that was built in [[Scotland]] in 1900 for [[Netherlands|Dutch]] owners, and sunk in a collision in 1918. She was built for the Zuid-Amerika Lijn, which in 1908 became [[:nl:Koninklijke Hollandsche Lloyd|Koninklijke Hollandsche Lloyd]]. The US Government requisitioned her in March 1918 as USS ''Zaanland'', with the [[Naval Registry Identification Number]] '''ID–2746'''. She was sunk in a collision less than two months later.


==Design and construction==
==Building and identification==
Due to increasing economic growth in South American countries of Argentina and Brazil in late nineteenth century prominent Dutch shipping, trade and banking circles felt the need to establish regular shipping connections with South America. In July 1899 they established Zuid Amerika Lijn (Z.A.L.) with total capitalization of approximately 2 million [[Dutch guilder|guldens]]. In addition, an order for three cargo ships, future SS ''Amstelland'', SS ''Zaanland'' and SS ''Rijnland'', was placed with Russel & Co. ''Zaanland'' was the second of these ships, and was laid down at the builder's yard in Port Glasgow (yard number 460) and launched on 7 September 1900.<ref name=miramar>{{csr|register=MSI|id=5601574|shipname=Zaanland|accessdate=25 July 2020}}</ref><ref name=mar>{{cite news |title=Launches. |date=October 1900 |newspaper=The Steamship |page=152 |volume=XII |number=136}}</ref> The ship was of the spar-deck type, had a continuous sheltered deck constructed both fore and aft to carry large quantities of cattle or light cargo. The vessel had all the modern machinery fitted for quick loading and unloading of the cargo and had electrical lights installed along the decks.
In 1899 the Zuid-Amerika Line (ZAL) was founded to trade between the Netherlands and [[South America]]. It ordered three new [[sister ship]]s from [[Lithgows|Russell & Co]] in [[Port Glasgow]] on the [[River Clyde]]. ''Amstelland'' was built as yard number 459, launched on 5 June 1900, and completed that July.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.marhisdata.nl/schip&id=379 |title=Amstelland – ID 379|work=Stichting Maritiem-Historische Databank |lang=nl |access-date=1 June 2023}}</ref> ''Zaanland'' was yard number 460, launched on 7 September 1900, and completed on 12 October.<ref name=miramar>{{csr |register=MSI |id=5601574 |shipname=Zaanland |access-date=25 July 2020}}</ref><ref name=mar>{{cite news |title=Launches. |date=October 1900 |newspaper=The Steamship |page=152 |volume=XII |number=136}}</ref> ''Rijnland'' was yard number 461, launched on 24 October 1900, and completed on 3 December.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.marhisdata.nl/schip&id=5636 |title=Rijnland – ID 5636 |work=Stichting Maritiem-Historische Databank |lang=nl |access-date=1 June 2023}}</ref>


Each ship was of the spar-deck type, with a continuous shade deck both fore and aft to carry large amounts of cattle or light cargo. They had all modern machinery{{clarification needed|reason=Do yo mean derricks? If so, how many, what size, and are they steam or electric?}} fitted for loading and unloading their own cargo, and had electric lights along the decks.{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}
As built, the ship was {{convert|389|ft|4|in|m}} long ([[length between perpendiculars|between perpendiculars]]) and {{convert|51|ft|1|in|m}} [[beam (nautical)|abeam]], a depth of {{convert|25|ft|2|in|m}}.<ref name=lloyds>{{cite book |year=1902–1903 |title=Lloyd's Register, Steamships and Motorships |location=London |publisher=[[Lloyd's Register]]}}</ref> ''Zaanland'' was assessed at {{GRT|4160}} and {{NRT|2714}} and had [[Deadweight tonnage|deadweight]] of approximately 6,490.<ref name=lloyds/><ref name=miramar/> The vessel had a steel hull with a double bottom built on the cellular principle, and a single 449 [[nominal horsepower|nhp]] [[triple-expansion steam engine]], with cylinders of {{convert|27|in|cm|adj=on}}, {{convert|42|in|cm|adj=on}} and {{convert|69|in|cm|adj=on}} diameter with a {{convert|54|in|cm|adj=on}} [[stroke (engine)|stroke]], that drove a single screw propeller, and moved the ship at up to {{convert|11.0|kn|mph km/h}}.<ref name=lloyds/> The steam for the engine was supplied by three single-ended Scotch marine boilers fitted for coal fuel.


''Zaanland'' had a steel hull with a double bottom built on the cellular principle. Her registered length was {{cvt|389.4|ft|abbr=on}}, her beam was {{cvt|51.1|ft|abbr=on}} and her depth was {{cvt|25.2|ft|abbr=on}}.<ref name=LR02>{{cite book |year=1902 |title=Lloyd's Register |volume=I.–Steamships |place=London |publisher=[[Lloyd's Register]] of Ships |at=YUN–ZAN |url= https://archive.org/details/HECROS1903ST/page/n862/mode/1up |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> As built, her [[tonnage]]s were {{GRT|4160}}, {{NRT|2714}} and {{GRT|6490}}. Her holds had capacity for {{convert|384000|cuft}} of grain, {{convert|355000|cuft}} of baled cargo.<ref name=SMHD>{{cite web |url= https://www.marhisdata.nl/schip&id=7423 |title=Zaanland – ID 7423 |work=Stichting Maritiem-Historische Databank |lang=nl |access-date=1 June 2023}}</ref>
The sea trials were held on October 12 during which the ship performed satisfactorily. Following their completion, the ship was transferred to her owners and departed for Buenos Aires.


''Zaanland'' had a single [[Propeller|screw]], driven by a three-cylinder [[Marine steam engine#Triple or multiple expansion|triple-expansion steam engine]] built by Dunsmuir and Jackson of [[Govan]], [[Glasgow]]. Its cylinders had a {{convert|54|in|cm|adj=on}} [[stroke (engine)|stroke]], and [[Bore (engine)|bores]] of {{convert|27|in|cm|adj=on}}, {{convert|42|in|cm|adj=on}} and {{convert|69|in|cm|adj=on}}. Three single-ended [[Scotch marine boiler]]s with coal-burning furnaces supplied steam to her engine at 180 [[Pound per square inch|psi]]. The engine was rated at 449 [[Horsepower#Nominal horsepower|NHP]]<ref name=LR02/> or 2,400 [[Horsepower#Indicated horsepower|ihp]], and gave her a speed of {{convert|11|kn|km/h}}.<ref name=SMHD/>
==Operational history==
Upon delivery ''Zaanland'' loaded full cargo of coal and departed [[Greenock]] on 12 October 1900 bound for [[Buenos Aires]].<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=[[The Morning Post]] |date=15 October 1900 |page=3 |title=Shipping Intelligence}}</ref> She reached her destination on November 10 and departed for her return trip on December 15.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=[[Leidsch Dagblad]] |date=12 November 1900 |page=1 |number=12491 |title=Leiden, 12 November.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |newspaper=[[Leidsch Dagblad]] |date=17 December 1900 |page=3 |number=12521 |title=Leiden, 17 December.}}</ref> ''Zaanland'' eventually arrived at Dunkirk on 13 January 1901, thus successfully concluding her maiden voyage.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=[[Leidsch Dagblad]] |date=15 January 1901 |page=1 |number=12544 |title=Leiden, 15 Januari.}}</ref> On one of her next regular trips in July 1902 the ship struck a wharf as she was entering the port of Dunkirk and broke her stem and several plates.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=Evening Express and Evening Mail |date=4 July 1902 |page=3 |title=Shipping Casualties}}</ref> The freighter continued sailing on the same route through 1906, carrying cattle, meat and other agricultural products from South American ports of Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Rio de Janeiro to European ports, and coal on her way down south.


ZAL registered ''Zaanland'' at [[Port of Amsterdam|Amsterdam]]. Her [[code letters]] were QCVP.<ref name=LR02/> ''Zaanland''{{'}}s [[sea trial]]s on 12 October 1900 were satisfactory, whereupon she was delivered to her owners.
Due to epidemics of [[foot and mouth disease]] in Argentina in 1900-1903 she was precluded from carrying any meat or cattle to Europe and United Kingdom during her first two and half years of service. This ban which resulted in Z.A.L.'s reduced profitability, increasing surplus of their vessels cargo space, and negatively impacting freight rates, was not lifted until September 1903. As a result, Z.A.L.'s bottom line was significantly affected and in fact during the first five years of the company's existence it suffered a cumulative loss of nearly 700,000 guldens. Shortly afterwards, the company entered into negotiations with the government asking to provide subsidies for their service between Holland and South America. On 28 November 1907 the [[Senate (Netherlands)|Senate]] approved such subsidy in an amount of 3 million guldens payable over a time span of fifteen years. As part of this bill, all assets owned by Z.A.L. were transferred to a newly created company, N.V. Koninklijke Hollandsche Lloyd.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=Marine Review |volume=37 |number=8 |date=20 February 1908 |page=22 |title=Dutch Subsidies.}}</ref>


==Peacetime merchant career==
At the same time a significant rise in immigration from Europe to South America brought in considerable demand for passenger service from [[Low Countries]], France, Spain and Portugal. In September 1906 Z.A.L. inaugurated such passenger service between continental Europe and Argentina and Brazil. In order to accommodate the passengers, ''Zaanland'' and her sister ships had to be rebuilt, and as a result their gross-tonnage increased significantly. Each of the vessels was able to accommodate approximately 1,400 steerage passengers. ''Zaanland''sailed from Amsterdam in her new capacity as a passenger ship on 23 September 1906 and reached Buenos Aires one month later. On her return trip, when she was leaving the harbor, she hit a submerged wreck and suffered minor damage to her bottom, which only required minimal repairs.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=Evening Express and Evening Mail |date=5 November 1906 |page=3 |title=Shipping Casualties}}</ref>
''Zaanland''{{'}}s maiden voyage was from [[Greenock]], carrying a cargo of coal to [[Argentina]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=[[The Morning Post]] |place=London |date=15 October 1900 |page=3}}</ref> She reached [[Port of Buenos Aires|Buenos Aires]] on 10 November,<ref>{{cite news |title=Leiden, 12 November. |newspaper=[[Leidsch Dagblad]] |lang=nl |number=12491 |place=Leiden |date=12 November 1900 |page=1}}</ref> left on her return voyage on 15 December,<ref>{{cite news |title=Leiden, 17 December. |newspaper=Leidsch Dagblad |lang=nl |number=12521 |place=Leiden |date=17 December 1900 |page=3}}</ref> and reached [[Dunkirk]] in [[French Third Republic|France]] on 13 January 1901.<ref>{{cite news |title=Leiden, 15 Januari. |newspaper=Leidsch Dagblad |lang=nl |number=12544 |place=Leiden |date=15 January 1901 |page=1}}</ref> On a subsequent voyage in July 1902, she struck a wharf when entering port at Dunkirk, damaging her bow and several plates of her hull.<ref>{{cite news |title=Shipping Casualties |newspaper=Evening Express and Evening Mail |place=Cardiff |date=4 July 1902 |page=3}}</ref>


ZAL's regular trade was to ship coal from various European countries to [[Port of Rio de Janeiro|Rio de Janeiro]], [[Port of Montevideo|Montevideo]] and Buenos Aires, and bring agricultural produce and live cattle from those ports to Europe. However, outbreaks of [[foot-and-mouth disease]] in Argentina led the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|United Kingdom]] to ban imports of live cattle from 1900 until September 1903. As a result, ZAL lost 700,000 [[Dutch guilder|guilders]] in its first five years of trading. After negotiations between ZAL and the Dutch government, the [[Senate (Netherlands)|Dutch Senate]] voted to subsidise the company by three million guilders, spread over 15 years. As part of the same agreement, all ZAL assets were transferred to a new company, NV Koninklijke Hollandsche Lloyd (KHL, or "Royal Holland Lloyd").<ref>{{cite news |title=Dutch Subsidies. |newspaper=Marine Review |volume=37 |number=8 |date=20 February 1908 |page=22}}</ref>
''Zaanland'' remained in cargo and passenger service from 1906 through 1910. With arrival in 1909 of more modern and luxurious vessels specially designed for passenger transportation, such as SS ''Hollandia'' and SS ''Frisia'', ''Zaanland'' and her sister-ships were slowly phased out from passenger service and were retained mainly as cargo vessels serving the same routes between Brazil and Argentina and continental Europe.


In response to increasing emigration from Europe to South America, ZAL had its cargo ships modified to carry passengers. In 1906 ''Zaanland'' was [[refit]]ted with 1,400 [[steerage]] berths,<ref name=SMHD/> which increased her tonnages to {{GRT|5417}} and {{NRT|3526}}.<ref name=LR07>{{cite book |year=1907 |title=Lloyd's Register |volume=I.–Steamers |place=London |publisher=[[Lloyd's Register]] of Ships |at=ZAA–ZAN |url= https://archive.org/details/HECROS1908ST/page/n1073/mode/1up |via=Internet Archive}}</ref> ''Zaanland''{{'}}s first voyage carrying emigrants left [[Port of Amsterdam|Amsterdam]] on 23 September 1906, and reached Buenos Aires a month later. At the start of her return voyage, she struck a submerged wreck while leaving harbor. She suffered only minor damage to her bottom, which required only minor repairs.<ref>{{cite news |title=Shipping Casualties |newspaper=Evening Express and Evening Mail |place=Cardiff |date=5 November 1906 |page=3}}</ref>
After the start of [[World War I]] in 1914 and introduction of the British [[Blockade of Germany]] ''Zaanland'' continued serving the same South America to Europe route, although she had to comply with the rules of contraband and stop at British ports for inspection. In March 1916 part of her cargo, 150 casks of [[sausage casing]]s, were seized in London as contraband.<ref>{{cite book |title=Reports of Cases Relating to Maritime Law. |editor-last=Bridge Aspinall |editor-first=John |volume=XIV |publisher=The Field Press |location=London |year=1921 |pages=367–370 |chapter=The Zaanland.}}</ref> On 28 September 1916 it was reported that the British forced several neutral vessels including ''Zaanland'' to surrender their mails.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=[[Philadelphia Inquirer]] |date=29 September 1916 |page=7 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56054466/the-philadelphia-inquirer/ |title=British Seize More Neutral Mail. |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |accessdate=24 July 2020}}{{free access}}</ref>


[[File:Hollandia postcard.jpg|thumb|KHL's ''Hollandia'', built in 1909. She and her [[sister ship]] ''Frisia'' took over the emigrant trade from ''Zaanland'' and her sisters.]]
In the early morning, shortly before 01:00 GMT, on 1 August 1916 when ''Zaanland'' was proceeding to her anchorage spot in [[The Downs (ship anchorage)|the Downs]] she struck the bow and caused damage to steamer SS ''Jessie'' which was at the time of collision at anchor. ''Jessie'' was set adrift and the current carried her towards another anchored steamship, SS ''Carbo I.'', striking and damaging her stem. ''Zaanland'' herself suffered little damage and was subsequently towed to IJmuiden.<ref>{{cite book |title=Reports of Cases Relating to Maritime Law. |editor-last=Bridge Aspinall |editor-first=John |volume=XIV |publisher=The Field Press |location=London |year=1921 |pages=139–141 |chapter=The Jessie and The Zaanland.}}</ref>
In 1909, KHL took delivery of two purpose-built passenger-cargo ships: ''Hollandia'' and ''Frisia''. Each had berths for 1,280 steerage passengers, and small numbers of [[First class travel|forst class]] and second class passengers.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.marhisdata.nl/schip&id=2878 |title=Hollandia – ID 2878 |work=Stichting Maritiem-Historische Databank |lang=nl |access-date=1 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.marhisdata.nl/schip&id=2325 |title=Frisia – ID 2325 |work=Stichting Maritiem-Historische Databank |lang=nl |access-date=1 June 2023}}</ref> ''Zaanland'' ceased to carry passengers.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.clydeships.co.uk/view.php?year_built=&builder=&ref=15881&vessel=ZAANLAND |title=Zaanland |work=Clyde Built Ships |publisher=Caledonian Maritime Research Trust |access-date=1 June 2023}}</ref>


==First World War merchant career==
In June 1917 ''Zaanland'' rescued 16 man crew of Norwegian [[barque]] ''Perfect'' sunk by German submarine {{SMU|U-66||2}} on June 14, and safely brought them into [[IJmuiden]] four days later.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=[[Leidsche Courant]] |date=18 June 1917 |page=2 |title=Een Noorsche Boot Tot Zinken Gebracht.}}</ref>
During the [[World War I|First World War]], the [[Allies of World War I|Entente powers]] [[Blockade of Germany|blockaded the Central Powers]]. [[Netherlands in World War I|The Netherlands were neutral]], but the Entente powers stopped and searched Dutch merchant ships, and confiscated goods that were banned by the blockade. In March 1916, 150 casks of [[sausage casing]]s in her cargo were seized in [[Port of London|London]] as contraband.<ref>{{cite book |editor-last=Bridge Aspinall |editor-first=John |year=1921 |chapter=The Zaanland. |title=Reports of Cases Relating to Maritime Law. |volume=XIV |place=London |publisher=The Field Press |pages=367–370}}</ref> On 28 September 1916 it was reported that the UK authorities seized mails from several neutral vessels, including ''Zaanland''.<ref>{{cite news |title=British Seize More Neutral Mail. |newspaper=[[Philadelphia Inquirer]] |place=Philadelphia |date=29 September 1916 |page=7 |access-date=24 July 2020|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56054466/the-philadelphia-inquirer/ |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}{{free access}}</ref>


On 1 August 1916, just before 01:00hrs [[Greenwich Mean Time|GMT]], ''Zaanland'' was proceeding to her anchorage at [[The Downs (ship anchorage)|the Downs]] when she struck the steamship ''Jessie'', which was already at anchor. The collision damaged ''Jessie''{{'}}s bow and set her adrift. She in turn collided with another anchored steamship, ''Carbo I.'', and damaged her bow. ''Zaanland'' sustained little damage, and was towed to [[IJmuiden]].<ref>{{cite book |editor-last=Bridge Aspinall |editor-first=John |year=1921 |chapter=The Zaanland. |title=Reports of Cases Relating to Maritime Law. |volume=XIV |place=London |publisher=The Field Press |pages=139–141}}</ref>
With United States entering the war, the coal shortage situation became progressively worse throughout 1917. Most coal was either shipped to war zone or was stored in American ports for the use by the Navy. Neutral ships found it increasingly difficult to make their journeys as they had to rely on coaling in North America which was not easily available to them. ''Zaanland'' made her last commercial trip in September 1917 to South America and from there proceeded to North America for coaling and remained there for several months.


On 14 June {{SMU|U-66||2}} sank the [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[barque]] ''Perfect''. ''Zaanland'' rescued ''Perfect''{{'}}s 16-man crew, and landed them at IJmuiden four days later.<ref>{{cite news |title=Een Noorsche Boot Tot Zinken Gebracht. |newspaper=Leidsche Courant |lang=nl |place=Leiden |date=18 June 1917 |page=2}}</ref>
On 20 March 1918 ''Zaanland'' was seized at [[Newport News]] by the United States Government under the right of [[angary]], which allowed a belligerent power to use the property of a neutral nation if necessary, subject to full indemnification. [[United States Shipping Board]] and its [[Emergency Fleet Corporation]] were put in charge of the freighter, which chartered the vessel to the [[United States Navy]] to be used by the [[Naval Overseas Transportation Service]] (NOTS) on 25 March 1918. ''Zaanland'' was assigned the identification number (Id. No.) 2746 and commissioned as USS ''Zaanland'' at Hampton Roads four days later.<ref name=danfs>{{cite book |title=Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: Vol. 8: W Through Z. |pages=552–553 |year=1981 |location=Washington, DC |publisher=Department of Defense, Navy, Naval History Division |last=Mooney |first=James L. |isbn=0-16-002030-1}}</ref>


After [[United States declaration of war on Germany (1917)|the United States declared war against the Central Powers]] in April 1917, there was an increasing shortage of coal for [[bunkering]]. [[Neutral country|Neutral]] ships relied on coal from [[North America]], which was not easily available to them. In September 1917 ''Zaanland'' began what became her final voyage to South America. From there she went to North America for bunkering, and remained there for several months.{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}
After being repaired by the [[Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company]] the freighter sailed to [[New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orleans]] for loading on 4 April and arrived there a week later. There she underwent further repairs and conversion work and embarked {{convert|4946|LT|t|abbr=on}} of general cargo to be used by American troops in Europe. She left New Orleans on 20 April and arrived back at Hampton Roads on 25 April.<ref name=danfs/>


==US Navy career and loss==
===Sinking===
On 20 March 1918 the US Government seized ''Zaanland'' at [[Hampton Roads]]. On 25 March she was [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] into the US Navy with the Naval Registry Identification Number ID–2746, and [[Lieutenant commander (United States)|Lieutenant Commander]] Daniel Browh, [[United States Naval Reserve|USNRF]], as her commander.<ref name=DANFS>{{cite book |last=Mooney |first=James L |year=1981 |title=Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships |volume=8: W Through Z. |place=Washington DC |publisher=Navy Department, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Naval History Division |pages=552–553 |isbn=0-16-002030-1 |url= https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/z/zaanland.html}}</ref>
''Zaanland'' sailed from [[Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk]] bound for [[La Pallice]] on 30 April as part of [[Convoy]] HN-67. She was under command of Lieutenant Commander Daniel Brown and had a crew of eighty one. In the evening of 12 May while in an approximate position {{coord|45|29|N|31|44|W}} and travelling in foggy weather the vessel started experiencing problems with her [[rudder]]. As ''Zaanland'' went off course she was rammed by the [[Tanker (ship)|tanker]] {{USS|Hisko|ID-1953|2}} at approximately 20:26. The collision tore a {{convert|15|ft|m|abbr=on}} hole in the ''Zaanland''{{'}}s [[starboard]] side causing the ship to list heavily and to start taking on water. Fifteen minutes after the collision, an order to abandon ship was given and lifeboats were launched. An entire crew of ''Zaanland'' was soon safely aboard the [[United States Army]]-chartered [[Munson Line]] cargo ship {{USS|Munalbro|1916|2}}.<ref name=danfs/><ref>{{cite news |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=17 May 1918 |page=3 |title=Steamer Zaanland Lost. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56054631/the-washington-post/ |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |accessdate=24 July 2020}}{{free access}}</ref>


''Zaanland'' was assigned to the [[Military Sealift Command|Naval Overseas Transportation Service]], and fitted out by the [[Newport News Shipbuilding]] and Drydock Company. On 4 April 1918 she left for the [[Gulf of Mexico]], and on 11 April she reached [[Port of New Orleans|New Orleans]]. There her conversion work continued, while she loaded 4,946 tons of general cargo for the [[United States Army Quartermaster Corps|US Army Quartermaster Corps]]. On 20 April she left New Orleans, and five days later she reached Hampton Roads.<ref name=DANFS/>
''Munalbro'' stood by an entire time while ''Zaanland'' remained afloat in the hope that the vessel could be saved and towed to port. However, these hopes never materialized and ''Zaanland'' sank, bow first, at 07:10 on 13 May.<ref name=danfs/>


On 30 April, ''Zaanland'' left [[Norfolk, Virginia]] with [[Convoys in World War I|Convoy]] HN–67. At 2026 hrs on 12 May she suffered a rudder problem in fog. The [[Tanker (ship)|tanker]] {{USS|Hisko|ID-1953|6}} rammed her, making a {{convert|15|ft|0|adj=on}} hole in ''Zaanland''{{'}}s starboard side, amidships between her [[Bridge (nautical)|bridge]] and [[fire room]]. She listed heavily and began to sink by the bow. At 20:40 hrs, all hands were called to boat stations, and her lifeboats were launched.<ref name=DANFS/>
''Munalbro'' sped up in an attempt to catch up to the convoy, but after meeting commercial vessel SS ''Minnesota'', an entire ''Zaanland''{{'}}s crew was transferred to the west-bound vessel. ''Minnesota'' safely reached United States and disembarked the crew on May 20.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=[[Buffalo Courier]] |date=21 May 1918 |page=1 |title=Crew Of Sunken Steamer Zaanland Arrives Here. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56462252/buffalo-courier/ |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |accessdate=31 July 2020}}{{free access}}</ref>


[[File:USS Munalbro (1916) in commercial service in 1916.jpg|thumb|[[Munson Steamship Line|Munson]]'s [[Collier (ship)|collier]] {{USS|Munalbro||2}} rescued ''Zaanland''{{'}}S crew]]
== Notes ==
Within an hour, all of her crew were safely aboard the [[Munson Steamship Line]] [[Collier (ship)|collier]] {{USS|Munalbro||2}}, which was on [[Chartering (shipping)|charter]] to the US Army. ''Munalbro'' stood by to see if ''Zaanland'' would stay afloat and could be towed to port. At 0400 hrs Lt Cmdr Brown re-boarded ''Zaanland'', inspected her, and concluded that she would sink within a few hours. At 0710 hrs on 13 May she sank bow-first<ref name=DANFS/> at approximate position {{coord|45|29|N|31|44|W|disp=inline,title}}.
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''Munalbro'' tried to catch up with Convoy HN-67. Before doing so, she met the westbound steamship ''Minnesota''. She transferred ''Zaanland''{{'}}s crew to ''Minnesota'', who returned them to the US.<ref name=DANFS/>
==External links==

*[https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nhhc-series/nh-series/NH-105000/NH-105240.html Department of the Navy, Naval Historical Center: Online Library of Selected Images: S.S. Zaanland (Dutch Freighter, 1900) Served as USS Zaanland (ID # 2746) in 1918]
==References==
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==External link==
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*{{cite web |url= http://www.navsource.org/archives/12/172746.htm |last=Radigan |first=Joseph M |title=Zaanland (ID 2746) |work=Identification Numbered Vessel Photo Archive |publisher=NavSource}}
*{{cite web |url= https://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/khlloyd.shtml |last1=Swiggum |first1=Susan |last2=Kohli |first2=Marjorie |title=Koninklijke Hollandsche Lloyd (Royal Holland Lloyd) |work=TheShipsList |date=3 February 2006}}


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History
NameZaanland
NamesakeZaan River
Owner
OperatorUnited States US Navy (1918)
Port of registryNetherlands Amsterdam
Route1900–17: Europe – east coast of South America
BuilderRussell & Co, Port Glasgow
Yard number460
Launched7 September 1900
Completed12 October 1900
Maiden voyageGreenock – Buenos Aires
Identification
Fatesunk by collision, 12 May 1918
General characteristics
Typecargo ship
Tonnage
Displacement8,700 tons
Length389.4 ft (118.7 m)
Beam51.1 ft (15.6 m)
Draft23 ft 6 in (7.16 m)
Depth25.2 ft (7.7 m)
Decks2
Installed power449 NHP, 2,400 ihp
Propulsion
Speed11 knots (20 km/h)
Capacity
  • cargo: 384,000 cu ft (10,900 m3) grain, 355,000 cu ft (10,100 m3) bale
  • passengers: 1,400 steerage (1906–10)
Complementin US Navy: 81
Notessister ships: Amstelland, Rijnland

SS Zaanland was a cargo steamship that was built in Scotland in 1900 for Dutch owners, and sunk in a collision in 1918. She was built for the Zuid-Amerika Lijn, which in 1908 became Koninklijke Hollandsche Lloyd. The US Government requisitioned her in March 1918 as USS Zaanland, with the Naval Registry Identification Number ID–2746. She was sunk in a collision less than two months later.

Building and identification

In 1899 the Zuid-Amerika Line (ZAL) was founded to trade between the Netherlands and South America. It ordered three new sister ships from Russell & Co in Port Glasgow on the River Clyde. Amstelland was built as yard number 459, launched on 5 June 1900, and completed that July.[1] Zaanland was yard number 460, launched on 7 September 1900, and completed on 12 October.[2][3] Rijnland was yard number 461, launched on 24 October 1900, and completed on 3 December.[4]

Each ship was of the spar-deck type, with a continuous shade deck both fore and aft to carry large amounts of cattle or light cargo. They had all modern machinery[clarification needed] fitted for loading and unloading their own cargo, and had electric lights along the decks.[citation needed]

Zaanland had a steel hull with a double bottom built on the cellular principle. Her registered length was 389.4 ft (118.7 m), her beam was 51.1 ft (15.6 m) and her depth was 25.2 ft (7.7 m).[5] As built, her tonnages were 4,160 GRT, 2,714 NRT and 6,490 GRT. Her holds had capacity for 384,000 cubic feet (10,900 m3) of grain, 355,000 cubic feet (10,100 m3) of baled cargo.[6]

Zaanland had a single screw, driven by a three-cylinder triple-expansion steam engine built by Dunsmuir and Jackson of Govan, Glasgow. Its cylinders had a 54-inch (140 cm) stroke, and bores of 27-inch (69 cm), 42-inch (110 cm) and 69-inch (180 cm). Three single-ended Scotch marine boilers with coal-burning furnaces supplied steam to her engine at 180 psi. The engine was rated at 449 NHP[5] or 2,400 ihp, and gave her a speed of 11 knots (20 km/h).[6]

ZAL registered Zaanland at Amsterdam. Her code letters were QCVP.[5] Zaanland's sea trials on 12 October 1900 were satisfactory, whereupon she was delivered to her owners.

Peacetime merchant career

Zaanland's maiden voyage was from Greenock, carrying a cargo of coal to Argentina.[7] She reached Buenos Aires on 10 November,[8] left on her return voyage on 15 December,[9] and reached Dunkirk in France on 13 January 1901.[10] On a subsequent voyage in July 1902, she struck a wharf when entering port at Dunkirk, damaging her bow and several plates of her hull.[11]

ZAL's regular trade was to ship coal from various European countries to Rio de Janeiro, Montevideo and Buenos Aires, and bring agricultural produce and live cattle from those ports to Europe. However, outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease in Argentina led the United Kingdom to ban imports of live cattle from 1900 until September 1903. As a result, ZAL lost 700,000 guilders in its first five years of trading. After negotiations between ZAL and the Dutch government, the Dutch Senate voted to subsidise the company by three million guilders, spread over 15 years. As part of the same agreement, all ZAL assets were transferred to a new company, NV Koninklijke Hollandsche Lloyd (KHL, or "Royal Holland Lloyd").[12]

In response to increasing emigration from Europe to South America, ZAL had its cargo ships modified to carry passengers. In 1906 Zaanland was refitted with 1,400 steerage berths,[6] which increased her tonnages to 5,417 GRT and 3,526 NRT.[13] Zaanland's first voyage carrying emigrants left Amsterdam on 23 September 1906, and reached Buenos Aires a month later. At the start of her return voyage, she struck a submerged wreck while leaving harbor. She suffered only minor damage to her bottom, which required only minor repairs.[14]

KHL's Hollandia, built in 1909. She and her sister ship Frisia took over the emigrant trade from Zaanland and her sisters.

In 1909, KHL took delivery of two purpose-built passenger-cargo ships: Hollandia and Frisia. Each had berths for 1,280 steerage passengers, and small numbers of forst class and second class passengers.[15][16] Zaanland ceased to carry passengers.[17]

First World War merchant career

During the First World War, the Entente powers blockaded the Central Powers. The Netherlands were neutral, but the Entente powers stopped and searched Dutch merchant ships, and confiscated goods that were banned by the blockade. In March 1916, 150 casks of sausage casings in her cargo were seized in London as contraband.[18] On 28 September 1916 it was reported that the UK authorities seized mails from several neutral vessels, including Zaanland.[19]

On 1 August 1916, just before 01:00hrs GMT, Zaanland was proceeding to her anchorage at the Downs when she struck the steamship Jessie, which was already at anchor. The collision damaged Jessie's bow and set her adrift. She in turn collided with another anchored steamship, Carbo I., and damaged her bow. Zaanland sustained little damage, and was towed to IJmuiden.[20]

On 14 June U-66 sank the Norwegian barque Perfect. Zaanland rescued Perfect's 16-man crew, and landed them at IJmuiden four days later.[21]

After the United States declared war against the Central Powers in April 1917, there was an increasing shortage of coal for bunkering. Neutral ships relied on coal from North America, which was not easily available to them. In September 1917 Zaanland began what became her final voyage to South America. From there she went to North America for bunkering, and remained there for several months.[citation needed]

US Navy career and loss

On 20 March 1918 the US Government seized Zaanland at Hampton Roads. On 25 March she was commissioned into the US Navy with the Naval Registry Identification Number ID–2746, and Lieutenant Commander Daniel Browh, USNRF, as her commander.[22]

Zaanland was assigned to the Naval Overseas Transportation Service, and fitted out by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company. On 4 April 1918 she left for the Gulf of Mexico, and on 11 April she reached New Orleans. There her conversion work continued, while she loaded 4,946 tons of general cargo for the US Army Quartermaster Corps. On 20 April she left New Orleans, and five days later she reached Hampton Roads.[22]

On 30 April, Zaanland left Norfolk, Virginia with Convoy HN–67. At 2026 hrs on 12 May she suffered a rudder problem in fog. The tanker USS Hisko rammed her, making a 15-foot (5 m) hole in Zaanland's starboard side, amidships between her bridge and fire room. She listed heavily and began to sink by the bow. At 20:40 hrs, all hands were called to boat stations, and her lifeboats were launched.[22]

Munson's collier Munalbro rescued Zaanland'S crew

Within an hour, all of her crew were safely aboard the Munson Steamship Line collier Munalbro, which was on charter to the US Army. Munalbro stood by to see if Zaanland would stay afloat and could be towed to port. At 0400 hrs Lt Cmdr Brown re-boarded Zaanland, inspected her, and concluded that she would sink within a few hours. At 0710 hrs on 13 May she sank bow-first[22] at approximate position 45°29′N 31°44′W / 45.483°N 31.733°W / 45.483; -31.733.

Munalbro tried to catch up with Convoy HN-67. Before doing so, she met the westbound steamship Minnesota. She transferred Zaanland's crew to Minnesota, who returned them to the US.[22]

References

  1. ^ "Amstelland – ID 379". Stichting Maritiem-Historische Databank (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Zaanland (5601574)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Launches". The Steamship. Vol. XII, no. 136. October 1900. p. 152.
  4. ^ "Rijnland – ID 5636". Stichting Maritiem-Historische Databank (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  5. ^ a b c Lloyd's Register. Vol. I.–Steamships. London: Lloyd's Register of Ships. 1902. YUN–ZAN – via Internet Archive.
  6. ^ a b c "Zaanland – ID 7423". Stichting Maritiem-Historische Databank (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Post. London. 15 October 1900. p. 3.
  8. ^ "Leiden, 12 November". Leidsch Dagblad (in Dutch). No. 12491. Leiden. 12 November 1900. p. 1.
  9. ^ "Leiden, 17 December". Leidsch Dagblad (in Dutch). No. 12521. Leiden. 17 December 1900. p. 3.
  10. ^ "Leiden, 15 Januari". Leidsch Dagblad (in Dutch). No. 12544. Leiden. 15 January 1901. p. 1.
  11. ^ "Shipping Casualties". Evening Express and Evening Mail. Cardiff. 4 July 1902. p. 3.
  12. ^ "Dutch Subsidies". Marine Review. Vol. 37, no. 8. 20 February 1908. p. 22.
  13. ^ Lloyd's Register. Vol. I.–Steamers. London: Lloyd's Register of Ships. 1907. ZAA–ZAN – via Internet Archive.
  14. ^ "Shipping Casualties". Evening Express and Evening Mail. Cardiff. 5 November 1906. p. 3.
  15. ^ "Hollandia – ID 2878". Stichting Maritiem-Historische Databank (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  16. ^ "Frisia – ID 2325". Stichting Maritiem-Historische Databank (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  17. ^ "Zaanland". Clyde Built Ships. Caledonian Maritime Research Trust. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  18. ^ Bridge Aspinall, John, ed. (1921). "The Zaanland.". Reports of Cases Relating to Maritime Law. Vol. XIV. London: The Field Press. pp. 367–370.
  19. ^ "British Seize More Neutral Mail". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia. 29 September 1916. p. 7. Retrieved 24 July 2020 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  20. ^ Bridge Aspinall, John, ed. (1921). "The Zaanland.". Reports of Cases Relating to Maritime Law. Vol. XIV. London: The Field Press. pp. 139–141.
  21. ^ "Een Noorsche Boot Tot Zinken Gebracht". Leidsche Courant (in Dutch). Leiden. 18 June 1917. p. 2.
  22. ^ a b c d e Mooney, James L (1981). Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Vol. 8: W Through Z. Washington DC: Navy Department, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Naval History Division. pp. 552–553. ISBN 0-16-002030-1.
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