States Marine Lines

Hoosier State #1

Gross Tonnage:	7,240	Net:	4,390
Dimensions:	422.8 x 57.0 x 34.8	MC Type:	EC2-S-C1
Builder:	St. Johns River S.B. Co. Jacksonville, FL	Hull # USMC Hull # Date of Build: Delivered:	44 2480 1944 6/44
Engines:	T.3 Cy. 24 1/2", 37" & 70' - 48'	Engine Builder:	Joshua Hendy Iron Works Sunnyvale, CA
Navigation:	DF, ESD, GYC	Decks, etc.:	2 Decks, Fitted for Oil Fuel, Cruiser Stern

Began SM Service:

1946

Ended SM Service:

1955

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

Date	Vessel #	Vessel Name	Vessel Owner	Call Ltrs	Home Port	Flag
1944	245780	*Hugh J. Kilpatrick*	US War Shipping Administration	WQFD	Jacksonville, FL	USWB
1946	245780	*Hugh J. Kilpatrick*	US Maritime Commission	WQFD	Jacksonville, FL	US
1946	245780	*Hoosier State*	States Marine Corp. New York	WQFD	New York	US
1955	245780	*Transamerican*	American Union Transport Inc. New York	WQFD	New York	US
1960	245780	*Transamerican*	American Union Transport Inc. Transamerican Steamship Corp. New York	WQFD	New York	US
1963	245780	*A. & J. Mid-America*	Mid America Steamship Corp. Pacific Seafarers Inc. c/o J.J. Georgelis New York	WQFD	New York	US
1965	2259	*Grand Hope*	Hope Navigation Corp. c/o Sea King Corp. New York	6ZHD	Monrovia	Liberian
1967		*Union Tiger*	Union Shipping Co. Ltd. c/o S. Livanos (Shipbrokers) Ltd. London	6KJV	Inchon	South Korean
1969	IM2167	*Union Tiger*	Hapdong Shipping Co. Ltd. South Korea	6KJV	Inchon	South Korean

Events:
1946: U.S. Maritime Commission
1946: Sold to States Marine Corp., renamed HOOSIER STATE.
1955: Sold to American Union Transport Inc, renamed TRANSAMERICAN.
1963: Sold to Mid America Steamship Corp., renamed A. & J. MID-AMERICA.
1965: Sold to Hope Navigation Corp., renamed GRAND HOPE.
1967: Sold to Union Shipping Co. of South Korea, renamed UNION TIGER.
4/69: Sold to Hapdong Shipping Co., Ltd., of South Korea.

Disposition Date	Comments
1969	Sold to South Korean Shipbreakers who began work in 4/69 at Inchon.

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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