S.S. Ockenfels, a 12,500 ton (displacement) freighter, was built in 1910 at Geestemünde, Germany, for commercial employment under the German flag. When World War I made the high seas unsafe for German shipping, she took refuge at New York, remaining there until the United States entered the conflict in April 1917. Ockenfels was then seized by the U.S. Government and became part of the American merchant marine. Soon renamed Pequot, she was civilian operated until late October 1918, when the Navy took her over and placed her in commission as USS Pequot (ID # 2998). She was assigned to the Naval Overseas Transportation Service and used to carry general cargo during the next eight months. Pequot was returned to the U.S. Shipping Board in July 1919.
This page features the only views we have concerning the freighter Ockenfels, which was renamed Pequot in 1917 and was USS Pequot (ID # 2998) in 1918-1919.
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Page made 26 November 2005
New image added 15 April 2007