SHIPS OF THE U.S. MERCHANT MARINE 



THE MATSON LINE offers superlative service and cuisine for the 

 Pacific traveler aboard its three magnificent ships, the Lurline, Mari- 

 posa and Monterey; and it provides similar accommodations ashore at 

 the Royal Hawaiian Hotel, which it owns in Honolulu. A million dollars 

 has been spent in redecorating the hotel after its use as a rehabilitation 

 center for Navy personnel during the war. 



The Hawaiian Islands oflFer many features interesting to the tourist, 

 and excellent salt-water fishing and shooting for sportsmen. Samoa and 

 Fiji also deserve a visit. Then there is New Zealand, which boasts some 

 of the world's finest salt-water fishing — not to mention her trout streams, 

 which equal those of Chile. Australia, too, has wonderful salt-water fish- 

 ing and interesting game for the hunter. The hospitality that one re- 

 ceives from our friends "down under" is renowned. 



The Matson Line never overlooks a trick for the comfort of its passen- 

 gers or for service to its shippers. Its officials and personnel, like those of 

 the other companies mentioned in this book, are models of efficiency and 

 experienced seamanship. Their postwar transportation will be maintained 

 by approximately thirty ships. On the three luxury liners the company 

 will offer weekly sailings, in each direction, between California and 

 Hawaii. They also will provide sailings every five weeks between San 

 Francisco and Australia, or ten or eleven round-trip voyages yearly. Each 

 of the three ships will follow this route on a rotational basis after several 

 runs between the two California ports and Hawaii. 



Sixteen new C-3 freighters, four C-2 freighters, three Liberty ships, 

 and four freighters retained from prewar service will be included in the 

 fleet. Serving Hawaii exclusively are the sixteen new C-3 freighters, which 

 constitute the largest division of the postwar Matson fleet. The C-3's were 

 converted for the handling of the specialized cargoes peculiar to the 

 Hawaiian trade. On ships of this type assigned to routes between the 

 West Coast and Hawaii, particular attention is paid to refrigerated cargo, 

 for which 60,000 cubic feet are available on each vessel. The most ad- 



