Description: A 1923 SS President Cleveland Sailing from San Francisco, 15 page schedule. The SS President Cleveland was a World War II transport and was sunk on November 12, 1942 by a German U-Boat in the Allied invasion of North Africa. The program lists n\by name the passengers that are to depart the ship in Honolulu, Yokahama, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Manila, etc. The 15 page program is 4 ½ x 7 inches in size. An inside page has been partially torn out (see scan). The other pages are in nice condition. The covers have light wear. Please see the other vintage items I have listed on eBay. Thanks for looking. SS President Cleveland (1920) SS President Cleveland was originally built as Golden State for the United States Shipping Board (USSB), one of the planned World War I troop transports converted before construction into passenger and cargo vessels launched as Emergency Fleet Corporation Design 1029 ships first known, along with the smaller Design 1095 versions, in the trade as "State" ships due to names assigned for the nicknames of states and later as "535s" for their length overall. Almost all ships of both designs were renamed for United States presidents by May 1921, with Golden State being renamed President Cleveland. As one of the USSB-owned ships operated by agents of the board, President Cleveland was allocated to and operated by the Pacific Mail Steamship Company until sold by the USSB to the Dollar Steamship Line in 1925. After the demise of that line and creation of a new, replacement line, American President Lines, the ship remained with that line until government acquisition for the Second World War. President Cleveland was acquired by the War Department and renamed Tasker H. Bliss and converted into a troop transport which served in the Pacific immediately preceding and after outbreak of the war. She was acquired from the United States Army by the United States Navy for war use, commissioned USS Tasker H. Bliss on 15 September 1942, and designated as transport AP-42. On 12 November 1942, while supporting Operation Torch of the North African campaign she was sunk after being struck by a German submarine’s torpedo at Fedala Bay, Morocco. One of the few survivors of the U.S.S. Bliss is Wesley Charnesky of Salem, Ohio. His wife, Amelia (aka Sis) also served during this time in the WACS.
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