States Marine Lines

Lone Star State #2

Gross Tonnage:	7,808	Net:	4,619
Dimensions:	492.0 x 69.7 x 29.4 7/8	MC Type:	C3-S-A1
Builder:	Western Pipe & Steel Co. San Francisco, CA	Hull # USMC Hull # Date of Build: Delivered:	79 267 1943 2/13/43
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:

1955

Ended SM Service:

1970

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

Date	Vessel #	Vessel Name	Vessel Owner	Call Ltrs	Home Port	Flag
1943	242765	*Sea Pike*	US War Shipping Administration	KFGH	New York	USWB
1945	242765	*Mormacwave*	US War Shipping Administration	KFGH	New York	USWB
1946	242765	*Mormacwave*	Moore-McCormack Lines New York	KFGH	New York	US
1955	242765	*Lone Star State*	States Marine Corp. New York	KFGH	New York	US
1960	242765	*Lone Star State*	States Marine Lines, Inc. (DE) New York	KFGH	New York	US

Events:
3/9/42: Keel laid.
6/28/42: Launched, sponsored by Mrs. John L. Patton.
2/13/43: Delivered to War Shipping Administration for operation by Moore-McCormick Lines. Vessel departed San Francisco on her first trip to the Pacific as a C-3 freighter. On return to San Francisco she underwent conversion to a troop carrier.
7/43: Completed conversion to a transport with 2,109 troops and 235,170 cubic feet of cargo space at San Francisco for operation by the WSA.
3/43 - 5/45: Repeated voyages to the Southwest and Western Pacific transporting troops and cargo to Honolulu, Noumea, Australia, the Phillipines and Eniwetok.
6/45: Departed San Francisco for Le Havre and in service between French ports and New York until December 1945.
11/9/45: Renamed MORMACWAVE, but continued under WSA control, making one more trip to Marseilles and one trip to Japan and the Phillipines before being released from troop carrying service.
2/46: Released.
1946: Sold to Moore-McCormick Lines.
1955: Sold to States Marine Corp., renamed LONE STAR STATE.

Disposition Date	Comments
1970	Sold to Taiwan Shipbreakers, arriving Kaohsiung 4/4/70. Scrapped 4/70 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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