History - President Cleveland (Second)
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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. |
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