Yolande B and then SS Yolande before being wrecked near Weihaiwei, China, on 5 March 1938. References Department of the Navy: Naval Historical Center Online Library of Selected Images: U.S. Navy Ships: USS Keresan (ID # 1806), 1918-1919. Originally S.S. Erodiade (Austrian Freighter, 1912). Later American S.S. Keresan NavSource Online: Section Patrol Craft Photo Archive: Keresan (ID 1806) World War I cargo ships of the United States Ships built on the River Wear 1911 ships Cargo ships of the United States Navy