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Builder:
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Bethlehem
Steel, Quincy, Massachusetts, USA
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Yard Number:
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1441
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Date of Build:
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1932
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Vessel Name:
Other Names:
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Monterey
Matsonia, Lurline, Britanis, Belofin-1
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Type of Vessel:
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Passenger
/ Cargo ocean liner
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Date Launched:
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10th
October 1931
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Launched by:
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Mrs
E. Faxton Bishop
(Wife
of one of the Matson Line directors)
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Maiden Voyage:
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3rd
June 1932
San
Francisco - Los Angeles - Honolulu - Pago Pago - Suva -
Auckland - Sydney - Melbourne
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Final Commercial Voyage:
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November 1994
Caribbean
cruise from Miami, Florida
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Final Voyage:
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2000
Tampa, Florida, USA to off the coast of South Africa en route to
shipbreakers in India / Pakistan
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Fate:
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2000
Sank off the coast of South Africa while under tow from Tampa, Florida,
USA to the shipbreakers in India / Pakistan
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Flag:
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American
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Port of Registry:
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San Francisco, California, USA
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Original Owners / Operators:
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Matson
Line
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