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Buford (U.S.S.)

Buford (U.S.S.)
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Geschichte

This passenger vessel was built in 1890 by Harland & Wolff Ltd. in Belfast, NI.

Historische Notizen

In 1929 this vessel was broken up in Japan. This vessel was owned and operated by John C. Ogden and Fred Linderman of the San Francisco-based Alaskan Siberian Navigation Company. NavSource states "The ship was used by the Department of Justice and Department of Labor to carry alleged undesirable Russian aliens back to Russia. For this deployment, the ship was nicknamed ‘Soviet Ark’ by the press."

Eigentümer & Kapitäne

In 1890-1898 she was owned by Atlantic Transport Line.

In 1898 she was owned by the United States Army.

In 1919 she was owned by the United States Navy.

In 1923-1926 she was owned by Alaskan Siberian Navigation Co., San Francisco CA USA.

In 1926-1927 she was owned by F. Linderman, San Francisco CA USA.

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