SS President Hoover

History
United States
NamePresident Hoover
NamesakeHerbert Hoover
OwnerDollar Steamship Lines
OperatorDollar Steamship Lines
Port of registrySan Francisco
Route
Ordered26 October 1929
BuilderNewport News Shipbuilding
Yard number339
Laid down25 March 1930
Launched9 December 1930
Completed11 July 1931 (delivered)
Out of service12 December 1937
HomeportSan Francisco
Identification
FateRan aground, 11 December 1937; written off and scrapped in situ
General characteristics
TypeOcean liner
Tonnage
Length
  • 615.0 ft (187.5 m) p/p
  • 654 ft 3 in (199.42 m) o/a
Beam81.0 ft (24.7 m)
Draft34 ft (10 m)
Depth52.0 ft (15.8 m)
Installed power26,500 shp
Propulsion
Speed20.5 knots (38 km/h; 24 mph) cruising; 22.2 knots (41 km/h; 26 mph) maximum
Capacity
  • 988 passengers:
    • 214–307 1st Class
    • 133 Special Class
    • 170 Third Class
    • 380 Steerage Class
  • Cargo:
  • 7 cargo holds, total volume 608,850 cubic feet (17,241 m3), including 1 70,000 cubic feet (2,000 m3) refrigerated hold and space for 100 cars
Crew324 (1930); 330 (1937)
Sensors &
processing systems		direction finding equipment
Notessister ship: President Coolidge

SS President Hoover was an ocean liner built for the Dollar Steamship Lines. She was completed in 1930 and provided a trans-Pacific service between the US and the Far East. In 1937, she ran aground on an island off Formosa (now known as Taiwan) during a typhoon and was declared a total loss. She had a sister ship, President Coolidge, that was completed in 1931, was made a troopship in 1941 and was lost after striking a mine while attempting to enter the harbor at Espiritu Santo in 1942.

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