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Ship – SS Oriente
Ship Details
Name: SS Oriente
Owner: New York and Cuba Mail Steamship Company (Ward Line)
Further information at: en.wikipedia.org
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Notes & Comments
Info collected by Bruce Maliphant [##48059]
JOURNEYS
| Surname | First Name | Ref ID | From | ↓ Select ↓ | To | Departure | Arrival | Transport |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MALIPHANT | Ruth Mae | 47081 | Cuba |   | U.S.A. | 3rd January 1937 | 5th January 1937 | SS Oriente |
SPECIFICATIONS
Built by Newport News Shipbuilding Co., Newport News, Virginia.
Tonnage: 11,520.
Dimensions: 482′ x 70′ (508′ o.l.).
Twin-screw, 21 knots.
Turbo-electric.
Two masts and two funnels.
Renamed: Thomas H. Barry (United States Government).
crapped in 1957.
Sister ship: Morro Castle.