The USS Zeelandia was a prominent ocean liner constructed in Scotland in 1910, serving as the largest vessel in the Koninklijke Hollandsche Lloyd (KHL) fleet until the early 1910s. Built by Alexander Stephen and Sons in Glasgow, she was launched on April 26, 1910, and completed by June of that year. The ship measured a registered length of 440 feet (134.1 meters), with a beam of 55.7 feet (17.0 meters) and a depth of 34.0 feet (10.4 meters). Her tonnage was 7,995 GRT, with a deadweight of approximately 7,420 DWT, and a passenger capacity of 1,064, including 102 in first class, 108 in second class, and 854 in steerage. Her cargo holds could accommodate 282,000 cubic feet of grain or 267,000 cubic feet of baled cargo. Zeelandia was powered by twin three-cylinder triple-expansion steam engines, which drove twin screws, generating a combined power of 953 NHP (5,800 ihp), enabling her to reach speeds of around 14 knots. She was equipped for submarine signalling and wireless telegraphy by 1911, with her call sign changing from MKZ to PBI by 1914. During World War I, Zeelandia was seized by the United States in 1918 and commissioned as USS Zeelandia (ID–2507). She served as a troopship, making five transatlantic voyages before the Armistice, transporting over 8,300 troops and claiming to have engaged German U-boats, though only one verified U-boat encounter is recorded. After the war, she made seven additional trips, repatriating more than 15,700 troops and bringing passengers back to Europe. She was decommissioned in October 1919 and returned to civilian service, resuming her role as an ocean liner in 1920. Refitted for peacetime, Zeelandia operated until the 1930s, with upgrades including wireless direction finding by 1930. Her call sign changed to PIXB by 1934. Laid up in 1935, she was sold for scrap in 1936 and dismantled in the Netherlands, marking the end of her maritime career.

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