and the S.S. Marine Adder, both C-4 troop transports converted to ac- 

 commodate 1,000 passengers. 



As soon as the President Cleveland went into service, a complete recon- 

 version was begun on one of the "General" ships, which will take an esti- 

 mated eight to ten months, and will qualify it to serve as part of the 

 American President Lines' permanent transpacific passenger fleet. Later, 

 when the President Wilson entered service, similar total reconversion was 

 also begun on the other "General" ship. Thus, by spring of 1948, Ameri- 

 can President Lines will have a well-balanced fleet of four large, de luxe 

 passenger liners engaged exclusively in providing fast transpacific service, 

 offering accommodations for more than 2,200 passengers. 



Other vessels in service to the Orient include six C-3 type freighters, 

 16-knot cargo ships which, in addition to the most modern cargo carry- 

 ing facilities, have comfortable stateroom accommodations for a maxi- 

 mum of twelve passengers. These ships are the President Grant, President 

 Jefferson, President Madison, President McKinley, President Pierce and 

 President Taft. In addition, numerous cargo ships chartered from the gov- 

 ernment are being operated by the American President Lines in their 

 transpacific service. 



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