SS President Cleveland (1947)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | SS President Cleveland |
| Namesake | Grover Cleveland |
| Operator | American President Lines |
| Route | Trans-Pacific |
| Builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Alameda, California |
| Yard number | 9509 |
| Laid down | 28 August 1944 |
| Launched | 23 June 1946 |
| Completed | 1947 |
| Identification | Official number: 254296 |
| Fate | Sold 9 February 1973 |
| History | |
| Panama | |
| Name | SS Oriental President |
| Operator | Oceanic Cruise Development |
| Route | Trans-Pacific |
| Acquired | 9 February 1973 |
| Fate | Scrapped 1974 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | |
| Displacement | 23,504 long tons (23,881 t) |
| Length | |
| Beam | 75 ft 6 in (23.01 m) |
| Draft | 30 ft 2 in (9.19 m) |
| Installed power | 20,000 hp (14,914 kW) |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Capacity |
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| Notes | sister ship: SS President Wilson |
SS President Cleveland was an American passenger ship originally ordered by the United States Maritime Commission during World War II, as one of the Admiral W. S. Benson-class Type P2-SE2-R1 transport ships, and intended to be named USS Admiral D. W. Taylor (AP-128). She became the Panamanian-flag passenger ship SS Oriental President in 1973 before being scrapped in 1974. She operated on routes in the Pacific Ocean.