SS Malolo
1926 passenger liner / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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SS Malolo (later known as Matsonia, Atlantic, and Queen Frederica) was a passenger liner, later cruise ship, built by William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia, in 1926 for the Matson Line. She was the first of a number of ships designed by William Francis Gibbs for the line, which did much to develop tourism in the Hawaiian Islands. In 1927, Matson commissioned its largest ship yet, the Malolo (flying fish) for the first-class luxury service between San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Honolulu. The Malolo and other Matson liners advertised superb public rooms, spacious cabins, swimming pools, a gymnasium, and a staff, including a hairdresser, to provide a high standard of service.[3]
Queen Frederica, formerly Malolo, in Halifax Harbour, 1962 | |
History | |
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Name | SS Malolo |
Owner |
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Builder | William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia |
Yard number | 509 |
Laid down | 1925 |
Launched | 26 June 1926 |
Christened | 26 June 1926 |
Completed | May 1927 |
Maiden voyage | 16 November 1927 |
Renamed |
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Identification | IMO number: 5376997 |
Fate | |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 17,226 gross register tons (GRT) (1927) |
Length | 582 ft (177 m) |
Beam | 83 ft (25 m) |
Draught | 30 ft 7 in (9.32 m) |
Decks | |
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Capacity | 620 passengers (457 first class, 163 cabin class) |