States Marine Lines

Copper State

Gross Tonnage:	7,838	Net:	4,563
Dimensions:	492.0 x 69.7 x 29.4 7/8	MC Type:	C3-S-A2
Builder:	Western Pipe & Steel Co. San Francisco, CA	Hull # USMC Hull # Date of Build: Delivered:	91 279 1943 11/30/43
Engines:	2 Steam Turbines DR Geared to Single Screwed Shaft	Engine Builder:	General Electric Co. Lynn, MA
Navigation:	DF, ESD, GC, RDR	Decks, etc.:	2 Decks & Shelter Deck

Began SM Service:

1960

Ended SM Service:

1973

----------------------------------- Vessel History -----------------------------------

Date	Vessel #	Vessel Name	Vessel Owner	Call Ltrs	Home Port	Flag
1943	244137	*Sea Devil*	US War Shipping Administration	KYHX	San Francisco	USWB
1946	244137	*Sea Devil*	US Maritime Commission	KYHX	San Francisco	US
1949	244137	*Harry Luckenbach*	Luckenbach Steamship Co. New York & Philadelphia, PA	KYHX	New York	US
1960	244137	*Copper State*	States Marine Lines, Inc. (DE) New York	KYHX	New York	US
1972	244137	*Copper State*	States Marine International, Inc. (DE) New York	KYHX	New York	US

Events:
2/18/43: Keel laid.
5/23/43: Launched, sponsored by Mrs. Maxwell McNutt.
11/30/43: Delivered; completed conversion to a transport, 2,101 troops and 250,000 cubic feet of cargo by builders for operation by the American Hawaiian Steamship Co. under the WSA.
12/43 - 1/46: Ship sailed between San Francisco and many ports in the South and Western Pacific.
2/46: Carried 2,040 POWs from Seattle, returning them to Europe, continuing in service between New York and Le Havre until June 1946 when troop carrying duty ended.
1946: U.S. Maritime Commission
1949: Sold to Luckenbach Steamship Co., renamed HARRY LUCKENBACH.
1960: Sold to States Marine Lines, renamed COPPER STATE.
1972: Sold/transferred to States Marine International, Inc., name retained.

Disposition Date	Comments
1973	Sold to Yung Tai Steel & Iron Works, having arrived Kaohsiung 4/25/73, who began demolition 4/30/73. Scrapped 4/73 Kaohsiung.

The information on this page is the kind contribution of Skip Lewis. Skip, whose dad sailed for Isthmian, is an avid collector and researcher of everything States Marine and Isthmian. In his quest, he has used many sources and publications including Lloyd's of London and Imperial Steel by John Atherton. Thank you, Skip. Copyright © 2004-2005 - All rights reserved.

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