Santa Elisa (U.S.S.)

This vessel was taken over by the Navy when completed in June 1919 and placed in commission at that time, between then and mid-September this vessel made two round-trip voyages to bring home American service personnel from France. The ship was decommissioned in October 1919 and returned to her owners, W.R. Grace and Company. This vessel had a long subsequent commercial career, both as S.S. Santa Elisa and, from 1936, as S.S. Baranof and was not broken up until 1955. On July 26, 1952 this passenger vessel owned by the Alaska Steamship Co. collided with the freighter Triton off Gabriola Island BC two miles off Entrance Island. Two crew members of the Triton were killed. The Triton owned by the Gratsos Brothers of Ithaca Greece was bound for Japan with a cargo of iron and the Baranoff for Alaska. Both vessels were severely damaged in the incident.