Keywords: S.S. Wartburg (1900).jpg 5 586 GRT cargo steamship Seneca in port circa 1917 <br>Wigham Richardson of Wallsend Northumberland launched her in 1900 as Wartburg for DDG žHansa Norddeutscher Lloyd bought her in 1906 “07 and renamed her Tübingen When the First World War broke out in 1914 she took refuge in a US port When the USA entered the First World War in April 1917 she was seized placed under US Shipping Board administration and renamed Seneca In February 1918 she was commissioned into the US Navy as USS Wabash ID-1824 In April 1919 she was decommissioned and returned to the US Shipping Board The North Atlantic and Western Steamship Co operated her until 1924 “25 when she was sold to Italian owners http //www history navy mil/photos/sh-civil/civsh-s/seneca00 htm US Naval Historical Center Photograph Approx 1917 PD-old DEFAULTSORT Wartburg 1900 Black and white photographs of ships Cargo ships of the United States Cargo ships of the United States Navy Deutsche Dampfschiffahrtsgesellschaft žHansa Merchant ships of Germany Merchant ships of Italy Merchant ships of the United States Norddeutscher Lloyd Ships built in 1900 Ships built in Tyne and Wear Ships named after cities Ships named after places Steamships of Germany Steamships of Italy Steamships of the United States Things named after Tübingen World War I ships of Germany World War I ships of the United States |