States Marine Lines

Peach Tree State

Gross Tonnage:	7,212	Net:	4,411
Dimensions:	422.8 x 57.0 x 34.8	MC Type:	EC2-S-C1
Builder:	New England S.B. Corp. Portland, ME	Hull # USMC Hull # Date of Build: Delivered:	3107 3107 1945 4/45
Engines:	T.3 Cy 24 1/2", 37" & 70' - 48"	Engine Builder:	General Machinery Corp. Hamilton, Ontario
Navigation:	DF, ESD, GYC, RADAR	Decks, etc.:	2 Decks, Fitted for Oil Fuel, Cruiser Stern

Began SM Service:

1947

Ended SM Service:

1955

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

Date	Vessel #	Vessel Name	Vessel Owner	Call Ltrs	Home Port	Flag
1945	247713	*Elwin F. Knowles*	US War Shipping Administration	ANNF	Portland, ME	USWB
1946	247713	*Elwin F. Knowles*	US Maritime Commission	ANNF	Portland, ME	US
1947	247713	*Peach Tree State*	States Marine Corp. of Delaware New York	ANNF	New York	US
1948	247713	*Peach Tree State*	States Marine Corp. New York	ANNF	New York	US
1955	536	*Zuider Zee*	Agualinda Compania Navera S.A. c/o Joseph S. Someck New York	ELQY	Monrovia	Liberian
1958	536	*Zuiderzee*	Agualinda Compania Navera S.A. c/o Joseph S. Someck New York	ELQY	Monrovia	Liberian
1961	247713	*Westchester*	Southern States Navigation Corp. New York	KQNI	New York	US
1964	1966	*Mercantile Wave*	Seacrest Investment Co., Inc. c/o Mercantile Navigation Co. Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas	5MVW	Monrovia	Liberian
1964	1974	*Grand Star*	Orient Star Navigation Corp. c/o Sea King Corp. New York	BLDS	Kaohsiung	Nationalist Chinese

Events:
1946: U.S. Maritime Commission
1947: Sold to States Marine Corp., renamed PEACH TREE STATE.
1955: Sold to Agualinda Compania Navera S.A., renamed ZUIDER ZEE.
1958: Renamed ZUIDERZEE.
1961: Sold to Southern States Navigation, renamed WESTCHESTER.
1964: Sold to Seacrest Investment Co. of the Bahamas, renamed MERCANTILE WAVE.
1964: Sold to Orient Star Navigation Corp., renamed GRAND STAR.

Disposition Date	Comments
1968	Scrapped 12/68 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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