Story
This freighter was built in 1913 by A.G. Vulkan in Stettin.
Historical Notes
On December 31, 1941 while flying the US flag this vessel was sunk by the Imperial Japanese Air Force in the Dutch East Indies.
Owners & Masters
In 1913 she was owned by Norddeutscher Lloyd Line in the South American trade.
She was interned in Peru during the First World War. At the end of the war she was presented to the United States as a war reparation.
In 1919-1922 she was owned by the US Government.
In 1922-1927 she was owned by the Admiral Line (Pacific Steamship Co. Inc.), San Francisco CA.
In 1938-1941 she was owned by President Terminal Steamship Co. (subsidiary of American President Line).
References
- Lloyd's Register Vol. 1 1926-1927
- Brown, Giles T. (1966) Ships That Sail No More. Univ. Kentucky Press
