Passenger Liners of New York Shipbuilding
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S.S. Wolverine State. contract 248, "502" class, delivered
January 6, 1921 (shown as President Harrison)
"Seventy per cent of the entire fleet of passenger liners under construction for the Shipping Board were ordered from New York Shipbuilding Corporation which is building nine of the sixteen 535-foot class and has completed all seven of the 522-foot class. The first four of these liners to be delivered are the product of this yard. Fourth of the 535-foot class to be delivered, the American Legion is a twin-screw, oil-burning vessel of 21,425 tons displacement and has accommodations for 280 first class passengers and 194 third class. The liners of this group have a sea speed of 17 1/2 knots."
--from New York Shipbuilding Corporation - A Record of Ships Built, 1921
New York Shipbuilding built deep-water liners, coastal liners, and river liners. The total gross tonnage of liners which came from NYSB's shipways (over 360,000 tons) placed it second only to Newport News in this sector. At 705 feet and 24,289 gross registered tons, Manhattan and Washington were at the time of their launching the largest passenger ships ever ordered from US builders, surpassed to this day only by America and United States.
This list includes vessels originally laid down under nonmilitary contracts but later pressed into military service.
Vessels are listed alphabetically by their name when
launched. Some were laid down under other names--see summary history.
No conventionally powered liner built by New York Shipbuilding is still
afloat. The last survivor was President Hayes/USS Upshur/State of
Maine, scrapped in 2010.
| Name(s) [Links to photos] |
Cont. # | Keel Laid | Ways | Launched | Description | Summary History/Disposition |
| American Legion
|
242 | Jan 21, 1919 | M | Oct 11, 1919 | 
"535" class cargo liner (E.F.C. Design 1029), 535 ft long, beam 72 feet, 13736 gross tons. Accommodations 260 First, 170 Third |
Laid down as Koda, building as Gopher State. Assigned to Munson Steamship Line. Maiden voyage NY to Buenos Aires, 23 Jul 1921. Sank Argentine ship Azopardo in collision, 1922. Laid up in Baltimore, 1938. Activated as Army transport, 1939. Last American passenger ship to leave northern Europe before outbreak of WW II; carried Victor Borge to US from Finland. Scrapped in Portland, 1948. |
| Bay State
President Madison President Quezon |
251 | Oct 15, 1919 | M | Jul 17, 1920 | "535" class cargo liner (E.F.C. Design 1029), 14,187 gross tons. 535 ft long, beam 66 ft. Accommodations 560. | Sailed Seattle-Yokohama for Admiral Oriental Line. Renamed President Madison, 1922. Sold to American Mail Lines, 1926. Turned turtle and sank at her pier in Seattle, 24 March 1933. Raised, repaired, and returned to service 6 months later. Sold to Philippine Mail Lines and renamed President Quezon, 1939. Ran aground in Riukiu Islands, 1940. Later raised and scrapped in Japan. |
| Berkshire | 49 | Dec 19, 1908 | J | Feb 13, 1909 | 
Hudson River liner (Hudson Navigation Co.), 440 ft long, beam 50'-6", 4500 dp |
Begun as Princeton but launched as Berkshire. With sister ship C.W. Morse was largest passenger steamer on Hudson River. Deck houses built by John Englis & Son, engine by Fletchers. Assigned registry ID #1978 in 1917, but not taken over by Navy. Scrapped 1946 at Philadelphia. |
| Blue Hen State
President Garfield President Madison USS Kenmore (AP-62) USS Refuge (AH-11) |
250 | Mar 4, 1920 | U | Feb 23 1921 | 
"502" class cargo liner (E.F.C. Design 1095), 522 ft, 10533 tons dp, 160 pass |
Laid down as troop ship, converted while building. Built for United States Shipping Board. Assigned to United States Mail Line. Transferred to United States Lines. Sold to Dollar Line 1923. Transferred to American President Lines, 1938. Commissioned as Navy transport, 1942. Converted to hospital ship. Laid up at Olympia, WA, 1946. Scrapped 1948 in Vancouver. |
| Carabobo
North Coast Mayon |
278 | Feb 19, 1923 | L | Oct 27, 1923 |
Cargo liner (Red D Line), 320 ft long, beam 48 ft, 2916 gross t, twin screws. Accommodations 59 first, 28 second. |
Maiden voyage NY-Curacao, 1924. Transferred to Grace Line, 1937. Sold to Northland Transportation Co and renamed North Coast, 1937. Collided with and sank Coaster (UK) off Point No Point WA, 1928. Collided with and sank ocean tug Canada off Marrowstone Island, WA, 1941. Chartered to War Shipping Administration, 1941-46. Sold to Manila Steamship Co. of the Philippines and renamed Mayon, 1946. Caught fire in Karimata Strait, 1955, and written off. |
| Centennial State
President Adams President Grant |
249 | Oct 1, 1919 | T | Dec 11, 1920 | "502" class cargo liner (E.F.C. Design 1095), 522'8" o/a, 10533 tons dp. Accommodations 80 (later 140). | Laid down as a troop ship, converted while building. First service was with United States Mail Steamship Co. Transferred to United States Lines, 1921. Sold to Dollar Line, 1923, and renamed Adams. Renamed Grant 1940. Became W.S.A. troopship, 1941. Stranded on Ulna Reef near New Guinea, 26 Apr 1944, and written off. . |
| Congress
Nanking Emma Alexander Empire Woodlark |
135 | Aug 31, 1912 | K | May 17, 1913 | Coastal liner (Pacific Coast Steamship Co.), 423 ft long, beam 55 ft., 7793 gross t, crew 158 | Caught fire 14 Sep 1916 off Oregon coast; gutted above the main deck. Sold to China Mail and renamed Nanking, 1918. Sailed SF to Hong Kong route. Laid up at San Francisco, 1923. Sold to Admiral Line and renamed Emma Alexander, 1923. Portland-SF service, 1924. Laid up at Oakland, 1936. Sold to British Ministry of War Transport and renamed Empire Woodlark, 1941. Deliberately sunk in mid-Atlantic with a hold full of gas bombs, 1946. |
| Creole State 1920-1922 President Hayes President Tyler Howard A. McCurdy President Tyler |
245 | May 22, 1919 | T | Apr 27, 1920 | "502" class cargo liner (E.F.C. Design 1095), 522'8" l, 10533 tons dp, one funnel, twin screws | Built by US Shipping Board. Made first voyage for United States Mail Line, then transferred to Pacific Mail Steamship Line for San Francisco to Calcutta service. Sold to Dollar Line in Sep 1923 and used for round-the-world voyages. Dollar Line became American President Line in 1938. Renamed President Tyler in 1940. Requisitioned by Navy, 1942, but converted to Army transport. Conversion to hospital ship Howard McCurdy begun Feb 1945, but cancelled Sep 1945. Laid up in Hudson River 1946, Scrapped by Sun Shipbuilding, Philadelphia, beginning Mar 1957. |
| Empire State
President Wilson Maria Pipa Cabo de Hornos |
254 | May 13, 1919 | South Yard 2 | Aug 4, 1920 | "535" class cargo liner (E.F.C. Design 1029), 535 ft, 12,599 gross t, one funnel, twin screws, 320 pass | Chartered to Pacific Mail for trans-Pacific service in 1921. Renamed Wilson in 1922. Sold to Dollar Line in 1925. Entered round-the-world service (SF-NY) in 1927. Transferred to American President Line in 1938. Sold to Berge & Co. (Spain) in 1940, then to Ybarra & Cia same year. Scrapped at Aviles, Spain, 1959. |
| Excalibur
USS Joseph Hewes (AP-50) |
394 | Nov 4, 1929 | K | Aug 5, 1930 | Cargo liner, single funnel (American Export), 7300 tons dp. Accommodations 125 1st Class | The original "Four Aces" offered a 43-day cruise of the Mediterranean. Served as WWII transport AP-50 Joseph Hewes. Torpedoed and sunk by U-173 off Morocco during "Operation Torch" invasion of North Africa, 11 Nov 1942. |
| Excambion
USS John Penn (AP-51, APA-23) |
397 | Oct 25, 1930 | J | May 28, 1931 | 
Cargo liner, single funnel (American Export), 450 ft, 9360 tons dp. Accommodations 125 1st Class. |
"Four Aces." Acquired by Navy and converted to transport APA-23 John Penn Jan 8 1942; sunk by Japanese Kate torpedo bombers in Iron Bottom Sound near Guadalcanal Aug 13 1943, with the loss of 98 souls. |
| Exeter
USS Edward Rutledge (AP-52) |
396 | Aug 11, 1930 | K | Apr 4, 1931 | Cargo liner, single funnel (American Export), 450 ft., 9360 tons dp. Accommodations 125 1st Class | "Four Aces." Served as WWII transport AP-52 Edward Rutledge. Torpedoed and sunk by U-130 off Morocco during "Operation Torch" invasion of North Africa, 12 Nov 1942. |
| Exochorda
USS Harry Lee (AP-17, APA-10) Tarsus |
395 | Nov 25, 1929 | J | Oct 18, 1930 | 
Cargo liner, single funnel (American Export), 475 ft, 9989 tons dp. Accommodations 189 1st Class, 66 2nd Class, 210 3rd Class |
"Four Aces." Sailed the New York-Mediterranean route for American Export. Acquired by Navy Oct 30, 1940 as transport and renamed AP-17 Harry Lee after conversion. Armed with four 40-mm guns. Redesignated APA-10 in 1943; two 6" guns added to armament. Only Ace to survive World War II. Sold to Turkey as Tarsus. Refitted at Bethlehem Steel, 1949-50. Made three voyages New York-Istanbul for Turkish Maritime Lines, 1950 to 1955. On 14 December 1960, Tarsus was anchored near Instinye, in the Strait of Bosphorus. The Yugoslav tanker Peter Zoranic collided with the Greek tanker World Harmony, caught fire, and drifted across the Strait until it collided with Tarsus. Both vessels were destroyed. |
| Governor | 41 | Aug 28, 1906 | K | May 25, 1907 | Coastal liner (Pacific Coast Steamship) 417 ft long, beam 45 ft | Transferred to Admiral Line, 1916. Collided with and sank former revenue cutter McCulloch three miles off Point Conception, CA, 13 June 1917. Collided with West Hartland off Point Wilson WA and sank, Apr 1, 1921. |
| Granite State 1921-1924 President Polk President Taylor |
246 | May 22, 1919 | U | Jul 31, 1920 | "502" class cargo liner (E.F.C. Design 1095), 522'-8" o/l | Laid down as Jadwin. Operated for United States Lines on New York to London service. Sold to Dollar Line 1923. Burned to main deck in New York, 1924. Transferred to American President Lines, 1938. War Shipping Administration troopship, 1941. Stranded off Canton Island, 14 Feb 1942, later destroyed by Japanese aircraft. |
| Hoosier State 1921-1922 President Lincoln Maria del Carmen Cabo de Buena Esperanza |
256 | May 20, 1919 | South Yard 4 | Oct 23, 1920 | "535" class cargo liner (E.F.C. Design 1029), 535 ft o/l | Operated by Pacific Mail. First voyage San Francisco to Manila, 1921. Renamed Lincoln, 1922. Sold to Dollar Line, 1925. Grounded in Gatun Lake, Panama Canal, 1931. Transferred to American President Lines, 1938, and laid up in San Francisco. Sold to Spain and renamed Carmen, then Esperanza, 1940. Scrapped in Barcelona, 1958.. |
| Keystone State
President McKinley USS J. Franklin Bell (AP-34, APA-16) |
253 | May 13, 1919 | South Yard 1 | May 15, 1920 | "535" class cargo liner (E.F.C. Design 1029), 535ft, 13529 t | Laid down as an Army transport, completed as cargo liner Keystone State. Turned over to Pacific Steamship Co. 1922 and renamed McKinley. Transferred to Admiral Oriental Line 1922 and operated in the Pacific until 1938. Purchased by Army 1940 and renamed Bell. Transferred to Navy 1941. Earned six battle stars for WW II service. Decommissioned 1946. Sold for scrap Apr 1948 and broken up in Baltimore (some sources say Los Angeles).. |
| Leilani
President Roosevelt Atlantis Emerald Seas Funtastica Terrifica Sapphire Seas Ocean Explorer I |
518 | NA | Delivered Jan 7, 1957 | 
Liner (Hawaiian America); conversion only - built by Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock, Kearny NJ; 683 x 76 feet, 18,923 gross tons displacement |
Originally built as Army troop ship General W. R. Richardson. Converted to liner La Guardia. NYSB rebuilt La Guardia into Leilani for Hawaiian American Steamship Co. Returned to MARAD after Textron bankruptcy, 1959. Rebuilt at Puget Sound B&DD for American President Lines as President Roosevelt, 1962. Rebuilt again in Perama for Chandris Lines as Atlantis, 1970. Sold to Ares Shipping/Eastern Steamship Lines, 1972, operating as Emerald Seas in Florida-Bahamas service. Sold to Festival Cruises, 1992, and operated in Mediterranean as Sapphire Seas. Laid up 1994. Renamed Ocean Explorer I and used as hotel ship in Lisbon. Chartered by World Cruise Co, 1999-2000. Laid up at Elusis, Greece. Scrapped 2004. | |
| Lone Star State
President Taft President Harding Ville de Bruges |
255 | May 13, 1919 | South Yard 3 | Dec 23, 1920 | 
"535" class liner (E.F.C. Design 1029), 535 ft, 13,869 t, 644 pass |
Went into trans-Atlantic service (NY-Bremen) with United States Lines in 1922. Renamed Taft after one voyage, Harding after two more. Sold to Belgian line Societe Maritime Anversoise in 1940 and renamed Bruges. Bombed by German aircraft in the River Scheldte on May 14, 1940, beached and burned. Wreck dismantled 1952. |
| Manchuria
Santa Cruz |
6 | Aug 9, 1902 | K | Nov 2, 1903 | 
Cargo liner (Pacific Mail Steamship), 616 ft long, 65 ft beam, 13,639 gt (as built), 16,111 gt (after refits). Twin screw. Accommodations 350 1st Class, 68 2nd Class, 1300 steerage. |
Ordered by Atlantic Transport Line as Minnekahda, but sold while under construction to Pacific Mail. Repurchased in 1916. Sold to American Line and placed in Hamburg service. Fired first shot at U-boat in W.W.I. Converted to oil fuel in 1919-20. Served on New York-San Francisco route for Panama Pacific. Sold to Dollar Line and renamed President Johnson in round-the-world service. War Shipping Admin. troopship, 1941-1945. Sold to Tagus Navigation Co., 1947. Renamed Santa Cruz. Scrapped in Savona, 1952. |
| Manhattan | 405 | Dec 6, 1930 | M | Dec 5, 1931 |
Cargo liner (North Atlantic Steamship), 705 ft long, 86 ft beam, 24,189 gt. Twin screw, 20 kt. Accommodations 582 Cabin Class, 461 Tourist Class, 196 3rd Class. |
Grounded off Palm Beach FL, Jan 1941. Served in WWII as transport Wakefield with CG crew (largest ever); delivered British troops to Singapore 1941, nearly lost to fire in Atlantic convoy, Sept 1942; towed to Halifax; rebuilt and recommissioned 1944. Laid up 1946-1964. Scrapped in Kearny NJ, 1964. |
| Manmasco
Sea Girt USS Wharton (AP-7) |
241 | Oct 08, 1918 | K | Jul 20, 1919 | 
"535" class cargo liner (E.F.C. Design 1029), 535 ft long, 13789 gross tons, twin screw, 550 passengers. |
Laid down as troop ship. Building as Badger State. Completed as Girt for US Shipping Board. Assigned to Munson Steamship Lines and renamed Southern Cross. Maiden voyage NY to Buenos Aires, 1921. Laid up in Baltimore, 1938. Taken over by Navy in 1939 as Wharton; earned three Battle Stars in service in the Pacific. Returned to US Maritime Commission in 1947, laid up at Olympia WA. Broken up in Seattle, 1952. |
| Massachusetts
Kansan |
7 | Oct 28, 1901 | M | Oct 14, 1902 | Cargo liner (Atlantic Transport Co.), 7913 t | Sold to American-Hawaiian Steamship Line, 1911; renamed Kansan. Hit a mine and sank near Belle ILe, France, 10-Jul-1917. |
| Mississippi
Samland Belgic |
8 | Jan 7, 1902 | L | Dec 15, 1902 | Cargo liner (Atlantic Transport Co.), 490 ft, 9710 gross t, 1900 pass | Sold to the Red Star Line in 1906 and renamed Samland for New York-Antwerp service. Sold to White Star Line in 1911 and renamed Belgic for the Liverpool-Wellington run. Returned to Red Star Line in 1913 and continued in North Atlantic service until 1931, when she was scrapped. |
| Mongolia
USS Mongolia President
Fillmore Panamanian |
5 | Jun 7, 1902 | J | Jul 25, 1903 | 
Cargo liner (Pacific Mail Steamship), 615 ft, 16000t. Accommodations 250 Cabin and 400 Third Class. |
Ordered by Atlantic Transport Line, but sold while under construction to Pacific Mail. Repurchased in 1915. Sold to American Line and placed in Hamburg service. Armed Mar 1917. Defended itself against German submarine, Apr 1917. Commissioned by US Navy transport service, Apr 1918. Decommissioned Sep 1919. Converted to oil fuel in 1919-20. Served on New York-San Francisco route for Panama Pacific, 1925-1929. Sold to Dollar Steamship and renamed President Fillmore 1929. Laid up 1931. Transferred to APL 1938. Sold to Wallen & Co., 1940 and renamed Panamanian. Sold for scrap and broken up in Shanghai, China in 1947.More. |
| Munargo
USS Munargo (AP-20) Thistle |
263 | Sep 30, 1920 | J | Sep 17, 1921 | 
Cargo liner (Munson Line), 18895 gross tons, 432 feet long, beam 58 feet. Accommodations 172 First, 56 Second, 50 Third. |
In months before launching, was only passenger liner under construction in the US. Maiden voyage was NY to Nassau, 7 January 1922. Grounded in Nuevitas Bay, Cuba, for four weeks, 2 Nov 1923. Rammed by Deutschland in New York harbor, 1933. Sold to United Fruit Co, 1938. Taken over by US Army, 1941. Transferred to US Navy and commissioned USS Munargo, 1941. Returned to Army and converted to hospital ship, 1943. Renamed Thistle, 1944. . Decommissioned 1946. Laid up in Astoria, 1948. Scrapped in San Francisco, Mar 1957.. |
| Old North State
President Van Buren President Fillmore USAHS Marigold |
244 | Mar 20, 1919 | U | Feb 29, 1920 | "502" class cargo liner (E.F.C. Design 1095), 522' o/a, 10,533 tons displacement | Laid down as Woodbury. Original service was New York to Europe for United States Mail Steamship Co. Sold to Dollar Line in 1923, renamed Van Buren, and placed in round-the-world service. Used as troop carrier Fillmore in Pacific during WWII. Withdrawn in 1943 and converted to US Army hospital ship Marigold, the largest such at the time. Supported invasion of Europe from Mediterranean beginning Jul 1944, then followed island invasions across Pacific. Present in Tokyo Harbor for Japanese surrender ceremony. Laid up in Suisun Bay, 1946. Scrapped in Oakland, 1948. |
| Ontario | 20 | Oct 8, 1903 | J | Mar 28, 1904 | Coastal liner (Merchants & Miners Transportation), 315 ft long, beam 42 ft, draft 18 ft, displacement 4095 tons (3082 grt). Accommodations, 146 first, 18 second. | Maiden voyage Baltimore-Boston, 1904. Caught fire off Long Island and beached on Montouk Point, 1912. Grounded in Cape Cod Canal, 1933. Caught fire off Cape Cod and beached on Governors Island, 1934. Sold to Empresa Hondurena de Vapores, 1942. Torpedoed and sunk near Mobile, 6 May 1942.. |
| Panhandle State
President Monroe USAHS Emily H. M. Weder President Buchanan |
247 | May 13, 1919 | J | Mar 9, 1920 | "502" class cargo liner (E.F.C. Design 1095), 522'-8" o/a, 10,533 tons dp | Laid down as troop ship, converted while building. Assigned to United States Mail Steamship Co.. Transferred to United States Lines and sailed for the London service, 1921. Sold to Dollar Line, 1922, and renamed Monroe. Requisitioned by U.S. Army during WWII and operated by Army Transportation Service as troop ship (later hospital ship) Emily H., W. Weder. Scrapped in San Francisco, 1956. |
| Peninsula State
President Pierce (1922) President Roosevelt (1923-1940) USS Joseph T. Dickman (AP-26, APA-13) |
252 | Jul 20, 1920 | M | Jul 6, 1921 | 
"535" class liner (E.F.C. Design 1029), 535 ft o/a, 13869 gross t., one funnel, two screws, 644 pass |
Went into trans-Atlantic service with the United States Line in 1922. Renamed Pierce and then Roosevelt in mid-1922. Rescued the crew of British ship Antigone in 1926. Taken over by War Department in 1940 as transport Dickman. Took part in D-Day landings at Utah Beach. Scrapped at Oakland, CA in 1948. |
| President
Dorothy Alexander Columbia Portugal |
36 | Apr 24, 1906 | J | Dec 29, 1906 | Coast liner (Pacific Coast Co.), 417 ft long, beam 45 ft. Accommodations 294 First, 144 Second. | Transited Cape Horn on delivery voyage. Transferred to Admiral Line, 1916.Chartered to Matson Line for wartime service to Hawaii, 1917-18. Renamed Dorothy, 1922. Chartered to Clyde Line for East Coast service, 1925-26. Sold to Alaska Steamship Co., 1937. Renamed Columbia, 1938. Chartered by War Shipping Board, 1941-1946. Sold to Empresa de Navegacao Mercante of Panama and renamed Portugal, 1946. Scrapped at La Spezia, Italy, 1952. |
| President Adams
USS Geiger (T-AP-197) Bay State IV |
486 | Aug 1, 1949 | U2 | Oct 9, 1950 | P2-S1-DN3 class cargo liner (US Maritime Commission), 536 ft, 10,600 dwt | Originally laid down as Adams for American President Lines. Completed as troop ship with capacity of 2000 for MSTS, commissioned by Navy 1952. Air-conditioned. Ferried troops and refugees to and from Vietnam, Korea, Lebanon, Cuba, and US bases in Europe. Laid up in Suisun Bay, 1971. Struck 1973. Renamed Bay State IV and assigned as training ship for Massachusetts Maritime College, 1980. Fire aboard gutted engine room and killed 1 cadet, at Buzzards Bay, 1981. Scrapped 1983. |
| President Hayes
USS Upshur (T-AP-198) |
487 | Sep 30, 1949 | T | Jan 19, 1951 | 
P2-S1-DN3 class cargo liner (US Maritime Commission #2916), 533.5 ft, 11,200 tons |
Originally laid down as Hayes for American President Lines. Acquired by Navy while still building, 1950. Renamed Upshur and converted to troop & dependent transport for MSTS. Transferred to Maine Maritime Academy for use as training vessel, 2 Apr 1973; renamed State of Maine. Used as cadet training vessel until late 1990s. Later on loan to the Coast Guard for fire training, beached at Little Sand Island, Mobile AL. In Oct 2010, towed to International Shipbreakers in Brownsville and scrapped. |
| President Jackson
USS Barrett (T-AP-196) Empire State V |
485 | Jun 1, 1949 | U1 | Jun 27, 1950 | 
P2-S1-DN3 class cargo liner (US Maritime Commission), 536 ft, 10600 dwt |
Originally laid down as Jackson for American President Lines. Completed as troop ship for Military Sea Transportation Service. Supported Korean and Vietnam deployments. Air-conditioned. Struck 1973 and conveyed to New York State Maritime College as training ship; renamed Empire State V. Returned to NDRF, 1990. Sold for scrapping, Jun 2007. |
| Robert Fulton | 85 | Jan 11, 1909 | K | Mar 20, 1909 |
River liner (Hudson River Day Line); side-wheeler, 337 ft long, beam 42 ft., 2168 t displacement |
Engines and boilers were from the destroyed New York. New York-Albany service. Closed out the era of Hudson steamers with final voyage, 13 September 1948. Became a floating barracks in Abaco, The Bahamas, 1959. Beached at Snake Cay, Great Abaco Island, 1960, and used as offices, company store, and school for Owens-Illinois. Demolished 1966. |
| Santa Clara
USS Susan B. Anthony (AP-72) |
387 | Feb 4, 1929 | L | Nov 14, 1929 | Cargo liner (Grace), 500 ft, 9055 tons dp, 18 kt. Accommodations 170 first class. | Built for Grace Line's New York-South America service. Maiden voyage, New York to Callao/Valparaiso, 1930. Requisitioned by War Shipping Administration, 1942. Commissioned as Navy transport AP-72 Susan B. Anthony, 1942. Sunk by a mine off beaches of Normandy, 7 June 1944. |
| Santa
Elisa
Baranof |
197 | Jan 12, 1918 | T | Sep 24, 1918 | 
Cargo liner (Grace), 373 ft long, beam 51 ft, draft 25 ft, 5975 tons dp. Accommodations , 110 passengers |
Built for Grace Line's New York-South America service. Taken over while building by US Shipping Board for service as W.W.I troop transport, 1919. First commercial voyage New York to Valparaiso, 1920. Transferred to intercoastal New York-San Francisco service, 1931. Sold to Alaska Steamship Co., 1936, and renamed Baranof. In Seattle-Alaska service. Chartered by War Shipping Administration, 1942-1946. Laid up at Seattle, 1954. Scrapped in Sakaide, Japan, 1955. |
| Santa Leonora
USS Santa Leonora USS Canopus (AS-9) |
198 | Mar 7, 1918 | U | Dec 19, 1918 |
Cargo liner (Grace) 373 ft long, beam 51 ft, draft 25 ft, 5102 gt, 5975 tons dp, 110 pass |
Built for Grace Line's New York-South America service. Commissioned as troop transport for US Navy, Jul-Aug 1919. Grace declined return of ship, which was turned over to US Army. Reacquired by Navy and commissioned as submarine tender AS-9 Canopus, 1921. Scuttled at Bataan, 1942. |
| Savannah | 529 | Nov 16, 1957 | O | Jul 21, 1959 | 
Nuclear-powered cargo liner (US Maritime Administration), 595 ft o/l, 78' beam, 9900 tonnes dwt, 13599 grt |
Built as proof-of-concept demonstrator for a civilian nuclear-powered vessel. Had 30 staterooms and space for 8500 tons of cargo. Laid up in 1972 after logging more than 450,000 sea miles. Museum ship at Patriots Point, NC, 1981-1994. Made a US National Historic Landmark, 1991. In James River NDRF mothball fleet, 1994-2006. In Colonna's Shipyard, Newport News, 2006-2008, for $1 million in repairs. In Vane Brothers' Shipyard, Baltimore, 2008-present, for $600,000 removal of reactor components. |
| Somerset
City of Athens |
109 | Sep 24, 1910 | J | Mar 30, 1911 | Coastal liner (Merchants & Miners Transportation Co.); 331 ft, 3648 t, 170 pass | Bought by Savannah Line and renamed Athens, 1917. Rammed by French cruiser Gloire off Cape Romaine, DE, and sank, 1 May 1918. |
| Suwanee
City of Rome Veramar Somerset |
108 | Jul 14, 1910 | J | Feb 25, 1911 | Coastal liner (Merchants & Miners Transportation Co.); 331 ft, 3648 t, 170 pass | Ran between Philadelphia, Baltimore, Savannah, and Jacksonville. Sold to Savannah Line in 1917 and renamed City of Rome. Operated between Boston and Savannah. Rammed and sank US submarine S-51 off Block Island, 25 Sep 1925; 37 killed. Laid up at Savannah, 1927. Sold to Sunnyland Steamship Co. and renamed Veramar, 1928. Sold back to Merchants & Miners and renamed Somerset, 1928. Broken up at Baltimore in 1938. |
| Washington
Mount Vernon |
406 | Jan 20, 1931 | O | Aug 20, 1932 | 
Liner (United States Lines), 705 ft long, 86 ft beam, 24,289 gt. Twin screws, 20 kt. Accommodations 580 Cabin Class, 400 Tourist Class, 150 3rd Class. |
Sister ship to Manhattan. Maiden voyage May 10, 1933. New York - Northern Europe service. Stopped by U-boat off Portugal in 1940, but released after captain insisted ship was not American. Taken over in 1941 as Navy transport USS Mt. Vernon. Returned to passenger service 1946-1952, laid up 1953-1965. Broken up in Kearney NJ, 1965. |
| Washington Irving | 126 | May 23, 1912 | J | Dec 7, 1912 | 
River side-wheel steamer (Hudson River Day Line), 416 ft long, beam 47 feet, passenger capacity 6000 |
Four decks; biggest passenger-carrying riverboat ever. Hudson River service. Engine was 6200hp with cylinders 45in x 70in x 7 ft stroke. Struck by a tug & oil barges and sunk near New York berth, 1926, with loss of 3 lives. |
| Wenatchee
President Jefferson USS Henry T. Allen (AP-30, APA-15, AG-90) |
240 | Jun 15, 1918 | L | May 24, 1919 | "535" class cargo liner (E.F.C. Design 1029), 535 ft, 13,529 t | Laid down as an Army transport under US Shipping Board contract. Entered service with Pacific Steamship Co. Transferred to Admiral-Orient Line Nov 1922 and renamed Jefferson. Purchased by Army in 1940 and renamed Allen. Acquired by Navy Dec 6, 1941 and commissioned as AP-30 on Apr 22, 1942. Took part in Operation Torch. Assigned to Pacific and supported offensive in Solomons. Decommissioned Feb 5, 1946 and placed in reserve at Suisun Bay. Scrapped in Baltimore, 1948. |
| Wolverine State
Kachidoki Maru |
248 | May 13, 1919 | O | Sep 16, 1920 | "502" class cargo liner (E.F.C. Design 1095), 522'8" o/a | Sold to Dollar Line, 1923. Intentionally grounded off Swaiwaishan Island, China coast, while pursued by Japanese forces in Dec 1941. Salvaged and placed in service as Kachidoki Maru. Collided with Fumizuki in Formosa Strait Sep 16, 1942. Sunk in convoy from Singapore to Formosa by American submarine SS-383 Pampanito on Sep 12, 1944. Casualties included 244 of 900 Allied POWs aboard the Maru. |
C# = New York Shipbuilding contract number
The following American steamship lines operated New York Shipbuilding-built passenger vessels:
ALASKA STEAMSHIP COMPANY (1895-1954)
AMERICAN EXPORT LINES (1919-1962)
AMERICAN LINE (1873-1924)
absorbed into J.P. Morgan's International Mercantile Marine, 1902
ATLANTIC TRANSPORT LINE (1898-1931)
absorbed into J.P. Morgan's International Mercantile Marine by stock
swap, 1 Dec 1902
DOLLAR LINE (1910-1938)
AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES (1938-present)
GRACE LINE (1913-1970)
HUDSON RIVER DAY LINE (1863-1948)
MERCHANTS & MINERS TRANSPORTATION COMPANY (1852-1941)
MUNSON LINE (1884-1938)
PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP COMPANY (1876-1916)
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY (1865-1925)
PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY/ADMIRAL-ORIENTAL LINE
(1921-1926)
AMERICAN MAIL LINE (1926-1937)
PANAMA PACIFIC LINE (1915-1940)
RED "D" LINE (1880-1938)
SAVANNAH LINE (aka OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY OF SAVANNAH) (1865-1941)
UNITED STATES MAIL LINE (1920-1921)
UNITED STATES LINES (1923-1969)
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