SHIPS OF THE U.S. MERCHANT MARINE 



BECAUSE of its always popular round-the-world service, the house 

 flag of American President Lines had become a familiar sight in 

 many foreign ports prior to the outbreak of war. Now two virtually new 

 passenger liners, the graceful and commodious President Monroe and 

 President Pol/{, built in 1941, are carrying full passenger loads and much 

 valuable cargo to the far corners of the globe. 



These luxury ships depart from New York and Boston and call at the 

 following ports: Havana, Cristobal, Balboa, Los Angeles, San Francisco, 

 Honolulu, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Manila, Singapore, Penang, Colombo, 

 Bombay, Suez, Port Said, Alexandria, Naples, Genoa and Marseilles, 

 thence back to New York. Japanese ports will be added when they are 

 opened to travel. 



The President Polf^ and President Monroe, with five sister ships, were 

 operated in round-the-world service before the war. All seven ships were 

 requisitioned by the government for war service. Only the two already 

 named have been returned. These have undergone a complete reconver- 

 sion for commercial use. They now carry 98 passengers in the utmost 

 comfort and style, and are as distinctive and colorful as the route they sail, 

 maintaining the only regularly scheduled round-the-world passenger 

 service under any flag. 



The President Pol\ and President Monroe are 492 feet overall, of 70- 

 foot beam, and have a cruising speed of 17 knots; their displacement is 

 16,716 tons, and their gross weight 9,260 tons. Until such time as replace- 

 ments can be made for the five ships still in govermnent service, the 

 company is operating a number of C-4 type passenger-cargo ships. At 

 present the following C-4's are being operated on an interim basis in the 

 essential round-the-world service: the Scott E. Land, Willis Vic\ery, 

 Marine Flier, Marine Leopard, Marine Snapper, Mount Davis, Mount 

 Mansfield, Mount Rogers and Louis McHenry Howe. 



On the basis of wide study and experience in round-the-world ship- 



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