History - President Hoover (First)
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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. |
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