Dollar Steamship Lines
SS President Hoover
American ocean liner
History
SS President Hoover was an ocean liner built for the Dollar Steamship Lines. She was completed in 1930 and provided a trans-Pacific service between the US and the Far East. In 1937, she ran aground on an island off Formosa (now known as Taiwan) during a typhoon and was declared a total loss. She had a sister ship, SS President Coolidge, that was completed in 1931, was made a troopship in 1941 and was lost after striking a mine while attempting to enter the harbor at Espiritu Santo in 1942.
Text: Wikipedia — SS President Hoover, CC BY-SA 4.0
Further Reading
Ship Facts & Specifications
Tonnage
21,936 GRT
Length
615 ft p/p
Beam
81 ft
Draught
34 ft
Speed
20.5 knots cruising
Passengers
988 passengers:
Crew
324 (1930)
Builder
Newport News Shipbuilding
Yard number
339
Launched
9 December 1930
Out of service
12 December 1937
Owner
Dollar Steamship Lines
Port of registry
San Francisco
Propulsion
turbo-electric transmission
Fate
Ran aground, 11 December 1937; written off and scrapped in situ
