Wooden side-wheel steamer built in 1848 by William H. Webb, New York, NY; machinery by Novelty Iron Works, New York, NY. LOA=203'0" LBP=N/A B=33'6 D=20'0" Draft=14'0" Displacement=Unknown Deadweight=Unknown Gross tonnage=1,057 Cargo capacity=400 LT Passengers=200 Speed=8 knots Machinery: Single cylinder, side-lever engine with two 26' paddlewheels, powered by two return-flue boilers. Built for the Pacific Mail Steamship Company. The first U.S. steamer to transit the Strait of Magellan, and the first steamer to reach San Francisco, California, after news of the discovery of gold reached the U.S. East Coast. Wrecked near Pacasmayo, Peru, winter, 1894.   Glossary of Terms

Wooden side-wheel steamer built in 1867 by Henry Steers, Greenpoint, Long Island; machinery by Novelty Iron Works, New York, NY. LOA=376'0" LBP=N/A B=48' D=31' Draft=18' Displacement=Unknown Deadweight=Unknown Gross tonnage=3,836 Cargo capacity=1,900 LT Passengers=1,450 Speed=12 knots Machinery: Vertical-beam engine; diameter of cylinder 8'-9"; length of stroke 12'. Built for the Pacific Mail Steamship Company. Sister ship of the Colorado, the first steamer to innaugurate regular service between the U.S. West Coast and Asia. Wrecked on Sand Island, Columbia River Bar, April 1879.   Glossary of Terms

Iron-hulled, single screw steamer built in 1874 by John Roach & Son, New York, NY. LOA=423'0" LBP=408'0" B=47'0" D=37' Draft=21' Displacement=Unknown Deadweight=Unknown Gross tonnage=5,079 Cargo capacity=4,000 LT Passengers=1,650 Speed=15 knots Machinery: Single screw, compound engine. The first iron-hulled, propeller-driven steamer built for the Pacific Mail Steamship Company. Collided with the Japanese corvette AMAGI, in Kii Channel, 1899. Laid up at San Francisco, 1908; broken up July 1910.   Glossary of Terms

Built 1904 by New York Shipbuilding Co., Camden, New Jersey. Hull No. 5, O/N 200,493 LOA=615'4" LBP=600'0" B=65'0" D=51'3" Draft=33'6" Displacement=26,700 LT Deadweight=12,300 LT Gross tonnage=15,575 Cargo capacity=559,000 CuFt. Passengers=260 Speed=15 knots Machinery: Twin screw, two 4-cylinder quadruple expansion steam engines, 11,000 total HP. Four double-ended and 4 single-ended fire tube boilers, 215 PSI WP, originally coal fired but converted to oil fired in 1919. Originally MONGOLIA. Built for and operated by Pacific Mail Steamship Co. from 1904 to 1915. Sold to Atlantic Transport Co. 1915. After service as a troop transport in World War I was employed in North Atlantic and Intercoastal trade. From 1925 until 1929 was operated in the Pacific by Panama Pacific Line. Sold to Dollar Steamship Lines 1929 and renamed President Fillmore. Laid up in 1931 and transferred to APL in 1938. Sold to Wallem & Co. in February 1940, transferred to Panamanian flag and renamed PANAMANIAN. Sold for scrap and broken up at Shanghai in 1947.   Glossary of Terms

Built 1931 by Newport News Shipbuilding Co., Newport News, Virginia. Hull No. 339, O/N 231,008 LOA=654'3" LBP=615'0" B=81'0" D=52'0" Draft=34'0" Displacement=33,400 LT Deadweight=Unknown Gross tonnage=21,936 Cargo capacity=608,850 CuFt. Passengers=845 Speed=20 knots Machinery: Twin screw, steam turbo electric drive, 26,500 HP @ 133 RPM, 12 B&W WT boilers. Built for Dollar Steamship Lines. Lost by grounding on Hoi Shoto Island, off the southeast coast of Formosa (now Taiwan) December 10, 1937. No lives were lost.   Glossary of Terms

Built 1946 by Western Pipe and Steel Co., San Francisco, California. Hull No. 176, O/N 250,262 LOA=492'0" LBP=465'0" B=69'6" D=42'6" Draft=29'5" Displacement=18,215 LT Deadweight=12,005LT Gross tonnage=7,963 Cargo capacity=548,981 CuFt. Passengers=12 Speed=16 1/2 knots Machinery: Single screw, geared steam turbine, 9,350 HP. Two B&W WT boilers, 523 PSI WP. Originally SEA ORIOLE. Renamed President Jefferson August 23, 1946. Sold to Ferndale Shipping Co. February 20, 1970. Scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan 1970.   Glossary of Terms

Built 1947 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Co., Alameda California. Hull No. 9509. O/N 254,296 LOA=609'5 3/4" LBP=573'0" B=75'6" D=43'6" Draft=30'2" Displacement=23,504 LT Deadweight=10,431 LT Gross tonnage=15,329 Cargo capacity=193,584 CuFt. Passengers=379 first class + 200 economy Speed=20 knots Machinery: Twin screw, turbo electric drive, 20,000 HP. Four CE WT boilers, 625 PSI WP. Laid down as the Navy transport ADMIRAL D.W. TAYLOR but redesigned for APL passenger service long before launching. Launched as President Cleveland. Sold to Oceanic Cruise Development, Inc. (C.Y. Tung group) February 9, 1973 and renamed ORIENTAL PRESIDENT. Scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan in 1974.   Glossary of Terms

Built 1961 as a C4-S-1s by Todd Shipyard, San Pedro, California. Hull No. 77, O/N 287,238 LOA=563'7 3/4" LBP=528'6" B=76'0" D=44'6" Draft=31'7" Displacement=22,595 LT Deadweight=14,797 LT Gross tonnage=12,712 Cargo= break bulk Passengers=12 in 8 staterooms Speed=20 knots Machinery: Single screw, geared turbine powered, 19,250 HP. Two CE WT boilers, 640 PSI WP. Lengthened and converted to a container ship in 1971 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Co., San Francisco, California. LOA=667'11" LBP=633'0" B=76'0" D=44'8 1/8" Draft=33'3 5/8" Displacement=31,498 LT Deadweight=19,555 LT Gross tonnage=16,518 Container Capacity= 1108 TEU Passengers=12 in 8 staterooms Speed=20.1 knots Machinery: Turbines upgraded to use 22,000 National Defense HP. Originally WASHINGTON MAIL. Operated by American Mail Line from 1961 to 1978. With consolidation of AML into APL name changed to President Roosevelt on November 26, 1975. Traded into the Maritime Administration December 30, 1982 and chartered back to APL. Trade-in cancelled, vessel sold to Delta Lines September 7, 1983 and renamed SANTA ROSA. Sold to U.S. Lines in 1985 and renamed AMERICAN BUILDER. Laid up at Hampton Roads, Virginia April 6, 1987. Converted to a crane ship in 1989 by Tampa Shipyards, Tampa, Florida and renamed EQUALITY STATE (T ACS 8).   Glossary of Terms

Built 1973 by Ingalls Shipbuilding Co., Pascagoula, Mississippi. Hull No. 1184, O/N 544,900 LOA=669'2 3/4" LBP=625'0" B=90'0" D=53'0" Draft=36'6 3/8" Displacement=34,800 LT Deadweight=22,848 Gross tonnage=21,467 Cargo capacity=1508 TEU containers Passengers=none Crew=40 + 2 cadets Speed=23 knots Machinery: Single screw, geared steam turbine, 28,500 HP @ 106.5 RPM. Two CE WT boilers, 870 PSI WP. On 20 December 2000, sold to Western Overseas Inc. and subsequently scrapped.   Glossary of Terms

Built 1982 by Avondale Shipyards, New Orleans, Louisiana. Hull No. 2329, O/N 651,627 LOA=860'0" LBP=810'0" B=105'9" D=66'0" Draft=38'0 13/16" Displacement=54,978 LT Deadweight=35,200 LT Gross tonnage=40,628 Cargo capacity=2500 TEU Containers Passengers=None Crew=39 + 2 cadets Speed=23.9 knots Machinery: Single screw powered by one Sulzer 12 cylinder diesel, 43,200 HP @ 126 RPM. Sold to Matson Navigation Co. January 2, 1996 and renamed M.V. MAHIMAHI.   Glossary of Terms

Conbulk, built 1988 by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft AG, Kiel, Federal Republic of Germany. Hull No. 230. Delivered April 22, 1988. O/N 928,562 LOA=902'10 1/2" LBP=855'7 1/2" B=129'3" D=77'5" Draft (max)=41'0" Displacement=75,849 LT Deadweight= 52,769 LT Gross tonnage=50,205 Net=36,192 Cargo capacity=4300 TEU Containers Passengers=0 Crew=21 Speed=24.2 knots Machinery: Single screw, powered by a single Sulzer diesel, 57,000 HP @ 95 RPM.   Glossary of Terms

Conbulk, built 1994-1995 by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft AG, Kiel, Federal Republic of Germany. Hull No. 297. Keel laid July 12, 1994. Launched March 18, 1995. Delivered September 27, 1995. LOA=906'6" LBP=859'7" B=131'3" D=79'9" Draft (max)=45'11" Displacement=92,222 LT Deadweight = 67,432 LT Gross tonnage =64,502 Container capacity: 4832 TEU reefer=310 Passengers=0 Crew=21 Speed =24.6 knots @ 39'4" draft. Cruising range =20,500 nautical miles Machinery: Single screw, powered by a single MAN V&W 11 cylinder diesel, 66,385 HP @ 104 RPM. Glossary of Terms