Statistics


       
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Historical Statistics:

 

 

Builder:

Bethlehem Steel, Quincy, Massachusetts, USA

Yard Number:

 1440

Date of Build:

1931

Vessel Name:

Other Names:

Mariposa

Homeric

Type of Vessel:

Passenger / Cargo ocean liner

Date Launched:

18th July 1931

Launched by:

 

Maiden Voyage:

1931

San Francisco - Los Angeles - Honolulu - Pago Pago - Suva - Auckland - Sydney  - Melbourne

Final Commercial Voyage:

 

Final Voyage:


Fate:

1973 scrapped in Taiwan

 

 

Flag:

American

Port of Registry:

San Francisco, California, USA

Original Owners / Operators:

Matson Line

 

 

Technical Statistics:

 

 

Length:

632 ft

Breadth:

79.4 ft

Draft:


Gross Registered Tonnage:

18,017 tons

Power:

Geared steam turbines driving twin screws developing 25,000 SHP.

Propulsion:

 Two propellors

Maximum Speed:

 23 knots

Service Speed:

21.5 knots

Passengers & Crew:

475 First Class and 229 Cabin Class passengers and 360 crew.

 

 

 












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