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SS California entering Havana Harbor, Cuba in 1934.. California was the first of three sister ships built by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company of Newport News, Virginia for the Panama Pacific Lines, a subsidiary of American Line Steamship Corporation which was a part of J. P. Morgan's International Mercantile Marine Company.
This is a list of ships of the line of the United States Navy. Because of the operating expense, a number of these were never launched. These ships were maintained on the stocks, sometimes for decades, in case of an urgent need. [1] [2] [3]
List of ships of the line of the United States Navy; A. USS America (1782) C. USS Chippewa (1814) USS Columbus (1819) D. USS Delaware (1820) F. USS Franklin (1815) I.
With the ten-ship Nimitz class complete by 2009, October 2013 saw the launch of Gerald R. Ford, lead ship of the planned ten-ship Gerald R. Ford class. This was followed by the launch of John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) in October 2019, while construction is underway on Enterprise (CVN-80) and Doris Miller (CVN-81) .
Manchuria at New municipal pier, San Diego, California 1925 where increased demand made San Diego a Panama Pacific port of call. In 1923 Kroonland and Finland were returned to the reinstated intercoastal route along with the American Line passenger steamer Manchuria. [5] [6] Manchuria ' s sister ship Mongolia supplanted Kroonland on the route ...
Captain J Blaikie was appointed to the ship that same year. Anchor Line registered California at Glasgow. Her UK official number was 124230 and her code letters were HLQJ. [2] Her maiden voyage from Glasgow to New York began on 12 October 1907. By 1913 California was equipped for wireless telegraphy, supplied and operated by the Marconi Company.
Ships of the NYK Line (31 P) O. Ships of the Orient Line (19 P) S. ... SS California (1923) SS California (1927) SS Cambodge; SS Cameronia (1911) SS Canada (1896) SS ...
In 1922 the Dollar Line also acquired the Admiral Oriental Line and renamed it the American Mail Line, making Dollar one of the most profitable shipping companies in the world. [ 2 ] [ 10 ] Dollar Line continued expanding its business in the late 1920s, buying five more “535 President Type” ships in 1926.