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Seattle, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New Orleans and New York. On 15 October 1935, the ship sustained about $ 50,000 damage after a collision with the
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s mercantile career began inauspiciously when, not long after her decommission from the Navy, she was laid up with no work for almost five years on the mud flats at
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American and Australian Orient Line was purchased in early 1928 by the
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Australian docks however, as the ship was back in
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and general cargo. On another run in
November the same year, the ship returned to Los Angeles Harbor with 800,000 board feet (1,900 m) of
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on 18 September. At this point the ship became embroiled in a bitter local labor dispute over the so-called
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sailed with almost 8,000 tons of cargo including 70,000 cases of
1142:"Wharf Licences To Operate From Today: Strike Crisis Expected"
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In 1938, the
Oceanic and Oriental Line was wound up, and
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the same day to refuel. On 12 March, she sailed for the
416:, and employed in the timber trade between the U.S. and
958:"General Cargo Ships Built in Pacific Coast Shipyards"
367:Completed just too late to see service in the war,
1158:"Two Volunteers Killed - Mishaps at Victoria Dock"
899:carried on in the freight and cargo trade through
773:, a law which sought to license dockyard workers.
589:unloaded part of her cargo before transferring to
522:was delivered to the Navy for operation with the
518:After completion of the vessel in December 1918,
903:, still home-ported in San Francisco. In 1946,
776:After union workers went on strike, some 1,700
401:, operating between the United States and the
1026:"News of Ships and Sailings at Pacific Ports"
1012:
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1004:, Naval History and Heritage Command website.
8:
1066:, November 16, 1927 (subscription required).
1034:, November 13, 1926 (subscription required).
1311:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
1001:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
1246:, 16 October 1935 (subscription required).
482:s emergency wartime shipbuilding program.
1174:"Riots at Newcastle: Volunteers Attacked"
1305:This article incorporates text from the
1050:, April 7, 1927 (subscription required).
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364:emergency wartime shipbuilding program.
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732:Oceanic and Oriental Navigation Company
696:commencing in April 1927, for example,
371:was nevertheless commissioned into the
1060:"Shipping and Los Angeles Harbor News"
1044:"Shipping and Los Angeles Harbor News"
745:, a name she would retain until 1939.
249:410 ft 5 in (125.10 m)
15:
524:Naval Overseas Transportation Service
246:423 ft 9 in (129.16 m)
7:
1348:Auxiliary ships of the United States
656:to a variety of destinations in the
569:on 5 March, before continuing on to
475:built by Skinner & Eddy for the
405:. In 1928, she was purchased by the
391:before decommissioning in May 1919.
1353:Merchant ships of the United States
730:, which created a new company, the
624:American and Australian Orient Line
557:. Departing on 1 February for the
464:in 1918 at the No. 2 Plant of the
278:29 ft 9 in (9.07 m)
270:24 ft 2 in (7.37 m)
14:
1343:Ships built by Skinner & Eddy
869:main channel. In September 1937,
708:, 700 tons of old newspapers and
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909:Campania Paralos de Vapores, S.A
526:(NOTS), and commissioned at the
19:
1240:"Collision Rips Freighter Open"
761:, 3,000 cases and 500 drums of
383:, participating in one postwar
1208:"Shipping - Overseas Arrivals"
466:Skinner & Eddy Corporation
430:, and in 1946 she was sold to
423:In 1938, the ship was renamed
1:
1314:. The entry can be found
1283:Silverstone, Paul H. (2006):
765:and other goods, arriving at
305:11.5 kn (21.3 km/h)
468:—the 22nd in a series of 24
355:United States Shipping Board
1276:Pacific Ports Inc. (1919):
1190:"Police Charge Rioting Mob"
1076:"Changes in Names of Ships"
596:Having unloaded her cargo,
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1230:, 21 February 1929, p. 15.
1214:, 24 November 1928, p. 29.
593:to deliver the remainder.
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1264:, 2 October 1937, p. 28.
1198:, 17 October 1928, p. 1.
1180:, 17 October 1928, p. 8.
767:Victoria Dock, Melbourne
640:For the next two years,
33:) underway, date unknown
1285:The New Navy, 1883-1922
969:shipbuildinghistory.com
567:Hampton Roads, Virginia
453:Construction and design
200:General characteristics
147:18 Jan 1919–26 May 1919
1110:"Golden Kauri Arrives"
849:
840:timber on the deck of
530:on 18 January 1919 as
514:U.S Navy service, 1919
494:gross register tonnage
434:interests and renamed
353:built in 1918 for the
262:54 ft (16 m)
82:Oceanic & Oriental
1224:"Shipping - Arrivals"
867:San Pedro, California
836:
684:. On one voyage from
528:Puget Sound Navy Yard
1278:Pacific Ports Annual
1132:, 28 September 1928.
1116:, 19 September 1928.
1100:, 15 September 1928.
1016:Silverstone, p. 169.
946:Pacific Ports Annual
846:Melbourne, Australia
823:Aberdeen, Washington
561:of the U.S. via the
852:Through the 1930s,
716:and 2,000 cases of
714:Philippine mahogany
620:Benicia, California
565:, the ship reached
462:Seattle, Washington
70:U.S. Shipping Board
1195:The Canberra Times
1126:"Unions' New Move"
963:2009-04-22 at the
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644:operated from the
630:, in late 1926 as
626:, a subsidiary of
492:of 8,800 tons and
490:deadweight tonnage
387:relief mission to
336:(often misspelled
322:Merchant: about 30
286:1 × Curtis geared
103:Skinner & Eddy
1338:Design 1013 ships
1293:978-0-415-97871-2
1244:Los Angeles Times
1164:, 5 October 1928.
1148:, 1 October 1928.
1064:Los Angeles Times
1048:Los Angeles Times
1031:Los Angeles Times
749:Dog Collar strike
704:, 5,500 drums of
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829:Later career
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585:on 8 April,
563:Panama Canal
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144:Commissioned
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27:Golden Kauri
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948:, p. 64-65.
728:Matson Line
718:East Indian
710:copper wire
686:Los Angeles
682:New Zealand
678:Philippines
654:Los Angeles
473:cargo ships
470:Design 1013
407:Matson Line
362:World War I
236:12,225 tons
209:Design 1013
109:Yard number
88:Matson Line
1333:1918 ships
1327:Categories
934:References
861:freighter
646:west coast
559:east coast
432:Panamanian
409:, renamed
351:cargo ship
310:Complement
294:Propulsion
212:cargo ship
157:1919: USS
125:Christened
29:(formerly
1228:The Argus
1212:The Argus
1178:The Argus
1162:The Argus
1146:The Argus
1130:The Argus
1114:The Argus
1098:The Argus
1081:The Argus
930:in 1954.
819:Melbourne
796:Melbourne
794:departed
666:Hong Kong
648:ports of
579:Gibraltar
571:Baltimore
536:(ID-3907)
449:in 1954.
418:Australia
381:(ID-3907)
373:U.S. Navy
161:(ID-3907)
136:Completed
64:U.S. Navy
961:Archived
877:timber.
875:Canadian
838:Canadian
763:gasoline
706:gasoline
702:kerosene
662:Far East
602:New York
575:Adriatic
403:Far East
342:) was a
225:, 8,800
117:Launched
57:Operator
1261:The Age
924:Paralos
919:Paralos
865:in the
759:asphalt
658:Pacific
591:Palermo
583:Trieste
499:turbine
443:Paralos
438:Paralos
288:turbine
218:Tonnage
184:Paralos
152:Renamed
99:Builder
39:History
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905:Waipio
897:Waipio
892:Waipio
848:, 1937
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676:, the
551:famine
427:Waipio
385:famine
348:hulled
241:Length
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182:1946:
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694:Japan
690:China
674:Japan
670:China
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547:flour
503:knots
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447:Japan
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344:steel
319:): 70
315:WWI (
302:Speed
267:Draft
223:gross
1316:here
1289:ISBN
798:for
692:and
680:and
660:and
652:and
577:via
541:USS
532:USS
477:USSB
377:USS
259:Beam
205:Type
192:Fate
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