Vessel Profile

Northern Pacific (I)

Northern Pacific (I)
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Story

This freighter was built in 1914 by W. Cramp & Sons Co. in Philadelphia, PA.

Historical Notes

This vessel was purchased for the express run between Astoria and San Francisco. This vessel met On February 8, 1922 while en route to the Panama Canal, this vessel was destroyed by fire off Cape May NJ USA.

Owners & Masters

In 1915-1917 she was operated by the Great Northern Pacific Steamship Co. between Portland and San Francisco.

In 1917 she was owned by the US Government as a Troop Ship.

In 1922 she was owned by the Admiral Line for Pacific coastwise service.

References

Brown, Giles T. (1966) Ships That Sail No More. Univ. Kentucky Press

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