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On 6 June 1941, the Washington was commissioned as the troopship USS Mount Vernon. In 1947 one deck was restored to prewar condition and the ship resumed commercial service. In 1951 the ship was again used by the U.S. Government transporting soldiers and their families. The ship was laid up in 1953 and scrapped in 1965. Construction.
Launched : August 20, 1932. Tonnage : 24,289 GRT. Length : 705 ft 3 in. Speed : 20.5 knots. Fate: Scrapped 1965 in Kearny, NJ. Trivia: Over the years, the Manhattan and her sister ship the Washington carried more passengers in proportion to their capacity than any of the giant foreign superstars.
S.S. Washington. The United States Lines' Washington was built by New York Shipbuilding Corp., of Camden, New Jersey, and was launched in 1933. She made her maiden voyage from New York to Hamburg on 10 May 1933.
Steam turbines. Masts and Funnels: Two masts and two funnels. Launched, August 20, 1932. Maiden voyage: New York-Plymouth-Hamburg, May 10, 1933. Passengers: 500 cabin, 500 tourist, 200 third. War Service: Employed as a troopship during World War II, transporting thousands of American soldiers overseas.
Tue, 09.29.1942. U.S. Merchant Ship, SS Booker T. Washington Launched. Washington Crew withmascot "Booker" 1942. On this date in 1942, The SS Booker T. Washington was launched at Wilmington, Delaware. It was the first U.S. Merchant Ship commanded by a black captain, Hugh Mulzac.
SS Washington was a 24,189-ton luxury liner of the United States Lines, named after the US capital city. Washington was ordered by Transatlantic Steamship Company and laid down on 20 January 1931 in Shipway O at New York Shipbuilding in Camden, New Jersey. By the time the vessel was launched on...
The ocean liner SS Washington in New York Shipbuilding Corporation’s outfitting bin (left) and the SS Washington against the Manhattan skyline, circa 1935 (right). The famous twin passenger ships SS Washington and Manhattan were 24,000 ton passenger liners launched in 1932. They carried more passengers in proportion to their capacity than any ...
