States Marine Lines

Garden State #1

Gross Tonnage:	6,103	Net:	3,515
Dimensions:	438.9 x 63.1 x 27.7	MC Type:	C2-S-B1
Builder:	Consolidated Steel Corp. Ltd. Wilmington, CA	Hull # USMC Hull # Date of Build: Delivered:	1360 2819 1946 3/46
Engines:	2 Steam Turbines DR Geared to Single Screw Shaft	Engine Builder:	General Electric Co. Lynn MA
Navigation:	DF, ESD, GYC	Decks, etc.:	2 Decks & Shelter Deck, Fitted for Oil Fuel, Cruiser Stern

Began SM Service:

1946

Ended SM Service:

1957

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

Date	Vessel #	Vessel Name	Vessel Owner	Call Ltrs	Home Port	Flag
1946		*Ocean Rover*	US Maritime Commission		Los Angeles	US
1946	249174	*Garden State*	States Marine Corp. New York	AOPY	New York	US
1957	249174	*Margarett Brown*	Bloomfield Steamship Co. Houston, TX	KIWT	Houston	US
1968	249174	*Da Gama*	Crest Overseas Shipping Co., Inc. New York	KIWT	New York	US

Events:
1946: Sold to States Marine Corp., renamed GARDEN STATE.
1957: Sold to Bloomfield Steamship Co., renamed MARGARETT BROWN.
1968: Sold to Crest Overseas Shipping Co., renamed DA GAMA.
1/71: Disabled with machinery trouble 1,000 miles from Honolulu. Sistership ERICSON stood by for 9 days until tug SEALION had vessel in tow for Honolulu. Repaired, she sailed for Chittagong, voyage Seattle - Pakistan with wheat, but was abandoned by the crew in February when anchored at Manila, alleging they had not been paid. Six months later the ship became the object of a four corner dispute involving the crew, the U.S., the Phillipine and Pakistan governments. This dispute arose when the Phillipine govenment arrested the vessel for non-payment of docking fees, a court case pending for recovery of the crew's wages, the Pakistan government claiming ownership of the cargo and the U.S. government claiming back taxes on the ship. In September 1971 the port authorities took possession of the ship, claiming she was a navigational hazard, and 8 months later she was still in custody due to court attachment orders. In October 1972, the vessel was sold at public auction in Manila, going first to a local purchaser and later to shipbreakers at Iligan Bay.

Disposition Date	Comments
1972	Sold by Crest Overseas Shipping Co., Inc., USA to Phillipine Shipbreakers at Iligan where she arrived during 10/73, having been laid up in Manila Bay since 2/71. Scrapped 11/72 Iligan Bay, Phillipines.

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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