SHIPS OF THE U.S. MERCHANT MARINE 



THROUGHOUT the busy war years, when they were operating more 

 than 150 ships for the government, Moore-McCormack Lines gave 

 constant thought to the development of the finer, faster ships that would 

 be required to meet the needs of peace. Big, swift and efficient, the seven 

 new cargo liners which have now joined their fleet are the result of that 

 planning. 



The S.S. Mormacgulj, first of these ships, was launched November 23, 



1945, at the yard of the Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation at Pascagoula, 

 Mississippi, and entered service to South America's east coast in June, 



1946. Three sister ships, the S.S. Mormacisle, S.S. Mormacdown and 

 S.S. Mormadand, followed her into that service in succeeding months. 

 Then in November, 1946, the S.S. Mormacmail, fifth of the group to be 

 completed, sailed from New York for Scandinavian and Baltic ports, and 

 the S.S. Mormacpenn and the S.S. Mormacsaga, followed her on this 

 route. Early in 1947 all seven of these splendid new vessels were in active 

 service. 



These distinguished vessels are 492 feet long, with a deadweight capac- 

 ity for cargo and bunkers of 11,000 tons and luxurious accommodations 

 for twelve passengers. They provide facilities unsurpassed by any similar 

 ship afloat, and their achievements testify to that fact. 



Their speed is making maritime history. On her maiden voyage, the 

 S.S. Mormacgulj maintained an average speed of 18.85 knots on the 

 3,400-mile run from Santos, Brazil, to Trinidad — this by a ship whose 

 speed had been advertised as ijYi knots ! On the strength of this perform- 

 ance, the ship's master expressed confidence in her ability to make 21 

 knots. The S.S. Mormacmail, first of the group to enter the American 

 Scantic Line service to Scandinavia, made the crossing to Gothenburg, 

 Sweden, in less than 8^2 days. The equipment of these vessels enables 

 them to achieve, with speed and precision, just about anything desired of 

 a ship in the Atlantic service. 



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