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United States. Name. SS President Wilson. Namesake. Woodrow Wilson. Operator. United States Maritime Commission (originally planned) American President Lines (1928-1970) Oceanic Cruise Development (1973-1984)
SS President Wilson was a U.S. flag passenger ship (design type P2-SE2-R3), constructed by the Bethlehem Steel Company in Alameda, California and completed on April 27, 1948. Originally intended to serve in the U.S. Navy during World War II as the Admiral F.B. Upham, the U.S. Maritime Commission cancelled its order for the vessel as the war was ...
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In 1938 the U.S. Government took over the management of the Dollar Steamship Co. which was in financial difficulties and transferred their assets to the newly formed American President Line. The company operated trans-Pacific and round-the-world services, but the war in Europe disrupted services and after the entry of the United States into the ...
VesselBuiltYears In ServiceTonsPresident Adams (1)1921ex- Centennial State, 1922 renamed ...10,496President Adams (2)19411941 acquired by US Navy renamed USS ...9,260President Adams (3)19521952 acquired by US Navy renamed USS ...14,000President Adams (4)1953ex- Palmetto Mariner, 1956 purchased ...9,277SS President Wilson was an American passenger ship originally ordered by the United States Maritime Commission during World War II, as one of the Admiral W. S. Benson-class Type P2-SE2-R1 transport ships, and intended to be named USS Admiral F.B. Upham , but she was launched just after the war ended. in 1948, The ship was put into service for ...
American President Lines. President Cleveland / President Wilson / President Roosevelt. The American President Lines express service to the Far East was operated primarily by the two class President Cleveland and President Wilson. They were shining symbols of post war American technology, design and style.
SS President Wilson was an American passenger ship originally ordered by the Maritime Commission (MC hull 687) during World War II, as one of the Admiral W. S. Benson-class Type P2-SE2-R1 transport ships, and intended to be named USS Admiral F.B. Upham (AP-128). The ship was laid down on 27...
Name: SS President Wilson: Namesake: Woodrow Wilson: Operator: United States Maritime Commission (originally planned) American President Lines (1928-1970) Oceanic Cruise Development (1973-1984) Route: Trans-Pacific: Builder: Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Alameda, California: Yard number: 9510: Laid down: November 27, 1944: Launched ...