sels, primarily of the "Hog Island" type which dated from World War I. 



During World War II, all but two of the company's new vessels 

 (commissioned in 1946) were extensively employed as troop transports 

 or as express carriers of vital war materials. Because of their high speed, 

 they frequently steamed alone through the danger zones. 



Export vessels and Export men became known throughout the world 

 during the war years. They were in the Murmansk, North Africa, Sicily, 

 Italy and Normandy actions, and also in the thick of the Pacific war. 

 Several "Exporters" ferried troops across the English Channel, one "Ex- 

 porter" alone having carried more than 500,000 men. One steamed from 

 Japan to New York with 2,000 homebound troops, a voyage of more than 

 10,300 miles in a record 27 days. 



Among company vessels lost during the war were the famous "Four 

 Acts," popular for a decade in the New York-Mediterranean passenger 

 service. The former Excalibur and Exeter were torpedoed at the start of 

 the North African campaign; the Excambion went down at Guadal- 

 canal. 



In the unsung but essential task of keeping an endless chain of cargo 

 moving to the battle fronts, American Export Lines has a record to be 

 proud of — handling in one manner or another 4,833 wartime voyages. 



Typical cargo carried by this outstanding steamship line excites the 



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