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No.278 Wenatchee launched in 1919

14,174grt for US Shipping Board from New York SB Corp, Camden President Jefferson 1922 Admiral Oriental Henry T. Allen 1941 US Navy President Jefferson 1946 US Maritime Commission Scrapped Baltimore 1948 SS Wenatchee arrives in Seattle USS Henry T.Allen (APA-15) … Continue reading

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No.279 Sea Girt launched in 1919

13,789grt for US Shipping Board 535ft Class from New York SB Corp, Camden Southern Cross 1921 Munson Line Wharton 1939 US Navy Scrapped Baltimore 1952 Image attribution: Percy Loomis Sperr SOUTHERN CROSS. Oct.31, 1932, thanks to Yoshiaki Nishimura   SOUTHERN CROSS … Continue reading

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No.112 Kronprinzessin Cecilie launched in 1906

19,360grt for North German Lloyd by Vulcan, Stettin Mount Vernon 1917 US Shipping Board Scrapped Baltimore 1940 Kronprinzessin Cecilie at Bar Harbor, Maine with black funnel tops painted in order to imitate the British liner Olympic USAT Mount Vernon at … Continue reading

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No.321 Blue Hen State 1921

10,588grt for US Shipping Board from New York SB Corp, Camden President Garfield 1922 Dollar Line President Madison 1940 American President Lines Kenmore 1942 US Navy Refuge 1942 US Navy President Madison 1946 US Maritime Commission Scrapped in Vancouver 1948 … Continue reading

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No.26 Bulgaria launched in 1898

10,237grt for Hamburg-America Line from Blohm & Voss, Hamburg Canada 1913 Unione Austriaca Bulgaria 1913 Hamburg-America Line Hercules 1917 US Army Philippines 1919 US Shipping Board Scrapped New York 1924 the Bulgaria

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