Commercial service USS Henry T. Allen (APA-15)



the 535 wenatchee, operated pacific steamship company, arrives in seattle harbor.


the ussb allocated ship pacific steamship company placed in admiral line operation on service yokohama, japan, shanghai , hong kong, china , manila. sailing of wenatchee on 9 april 1921 line inaugurated service. followed sister 535 s silver state on 9 july , keystone state on 30 july. wenatchee briefly removed service repairs , improvements @ todd shipyard in seattle during replaced 1 voyage matson s hawkeye state. eventual allocation of 5 535 s company able match nippon yusen kaisha transpacific service united states flag vessels sailing on fourteen day schedules


by may 1922 state ships of design 1095 , design 1029 renamed united states presidents wenatchee (possibly briefly beaver state on list between sailing seattle in march) being renamed president jefferson.


in december 1922 ussb announced ships operated pacific steamship company s admiral line operated new line under robert stanley dollar, son of robert dollar, known admiral oriental line. pacific steamship company operated own, company owned ships in coastwise trade , ussb determined transpacific operation of ships required full attention. dollar, large stockholder in pacific steamship , experienced operator of transpacific steamships, took residence in seattle form new operating company. president jefferson, along sisters named president grant, president jackson (ex silver state), president madison , president mckinley (ex keystone state) effective 14 october 1922 began operation admiral oriental line vessels. april 1926 ussb had sold 535 ships $4,500,000 dollar steamship company.


president jefferson returned u.s. maritime commission in 1938 laid in reserve fleet @ seattle.








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