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Mariposa was designed for service in the Pacific Ocean, including regular stops in ports along the West Coast of the United States, Hawaii, Samoa, Fiji, New Zealand, and Australia. Her maiden voyage began 16 January 1932 in New York City, where she sailed to Havana , transited the Panama Canal , and berthed in the Port of Los Angeles before ...
SS Lurline was the third Matson Lines vessel to hold that name and the last of four fast and luxurious ocean liners that Matson built for the Hawaii and Australasia runs from the West Coast of the United States. Lurline ' s sister ships were SS Malolo, SS Mariposa and SS Monterey.
Mariposa was an iron ship built in 1883 in Philadelphia by the William Cramp & Sons Shipbuilding Company.It was of 3,000 gross register tons and was built for the Oceanic Steamship Company, which had been founded in 1881 by John D. Spreckels & Brothers to provide passenger and cargo service between San Francisco and Honolulu, Hawaii.
SS Monterey was a luxury ocean liner launched on 10 October 1931. The ship was completed April 1932 and is shown in registers as a 1932 ship. [2] [5] [note 1] Monterey was the third of the four ships of the Matson Lines "White Fleet", which were designed by William Francis Gibbs and also included SS Malolo, SS Mariposa and SS Lurline.
Mariposa (1956–1982) Jin Jang (1982–1992) Queen of Jin Jang (1992–1995) Heng Li (1995–1996) Operator: US Marine Corps; Matson Lines; Pacific Far East Line; Republic of China; Builder: Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation Quincy, Massachusetts: Launched: 1952: In service: 1953: Out of service: 1995: Identification: IMO number: 5225370 ...
Mariposa was sold in 1953 [59] and Monterey was not repurchased by Matson until 1956; [60] later that year a new Mariposa (ex-Pine Tree Mariner) and Monterey (ex-Free State Mariner), both converted from cargo ships launched in 1952, entered service for Matson on their traditional California–Hawaii–Australia/New Zealand route. [61]
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Matson, Inc., is an American shipping and navigation services company headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii. Founded in 1882, [2] Matson, Inc.'s subsidiary Matson Navigation Company provides ocean shipping services across the Pacific to Hawaii, Alaska, Guam, Micronesia, the Pacific islands, China, and Japan.