States Marine Lines

Pine Tree State

Gross Tonnage:	7,950	Net:	4,671
Dimensions:	492.0 x 69.7 x 29.5	MC Type:	C3-S-A2
Builder:	Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp. Pascagoula, MS	Hull # USMC Hull # Date of Build: Delivered:	326 389 1943 2/28/43
Engines:	2 Steam Turbines DR Geared to Single Screwed Shaft	Engine Builder:	Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co. Pittsburgh, PA
Navigation:	DF, ESD, GC, RDR, RT	Decks, etc.:	2 Decks & Open Shelter Deck

Began SM Service:

1967

Ended SM Service:

1973

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

Date	Vessel #	Vessel Name	Vessel Owner	Call Ltrs	Home Port	Flag
1943	APA 41	*USS Du Page*	US Navy			US
1946		*USS Du Page*	US Maritime Commission			US
1947	252346	*P & T Pathfinder*	Pope & Talbot, Inc. San Francisco, CA	KSLD	San Francisco	US
1957	252346	*Mormacsun*	Moore-McCormack Lines New York	KSLD	San Francisco	US
1963	252346	*Mormacport*	Moore-McCormack Lines New York	KSLD	San Francisco	US
1964	252346	*Green Port*	Central Gulf Steamship Corp. New Orleans, LA	KSLD	New Orleans	US
1967	252346	*Pine Tree State*	States Marine Lines, Inc. (DE) New York	KSLD	New York	US
1972	252346	*Pine Tree State*	States Marine International, Inc. (DE) New York	KSLD	New York	US

Events:
3/20/42: Keel laid as SEA HOUND (II).
12/19/42: Launched.
2/28/43: Taken over by US Navy for completion as a transport, USS DuPage (AP 86) but completed as an attack transport (APA 41).
1/45: Under command of Capt. George W. Wauchope, former Superintendent of the Maritime Service School at Sheepshead Bay, this vessel was attacked by Kamikaze, wounding 157 and killing 35. The resulting fire was extinguished in 17 minutes. The ship was awarded 6 battle stars for its WWII service. See much more information, including crew member photos, at The USS DuPage Association web site.
1946: U.S. Maritime Commission
1947: Sold to Pope & Talbot, Inc., renamed P & T PATHFINDER.
1957: Sold to Moore-McCormick Lines, renamed MORMACSUN.
1963: Renamed MORMACPORT.
1964: Sold to Central Gulf Steamship Corp., renamed GREEN PORT.
1967: Sold to States Marine Lines, renamed PINE TREE STATE.
1972: Sold/transferred to States Marine International, Inc., name retained.

Disposition Date	Comments
1973	Sold to Li Chong Steel & Iron Works Co., Ltd., arriving Kaohsiung prior to 5/8/73, leaving Kure 4/24/73 for Okinawa en route. Scrapped 5/73 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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