Builder:

Bethlehem Steel Co., Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts, USA

Date of Build:

1939

Yard Number:

1468

Vessel Name:

Ancon

Other Names:

USS Ancon

Type of Vessel:

Passenger / cargo ocean liner

Date Launched:

10^th December 1938

Launched by:

Mrs. Harry Woodring, wife of the US Secretary of War Mr Harry H. Woodring

Maiden Voyage:

22^nd June 1939:

New York to Port-au-Prince and Cristobal

Final Commercial Voyage:

 1961?

Final Voyage:

?

Location Scrapped:

?

Flag:

American

Port of Registry:

New York, USA

Original Owners / Operators:

Panama Railroad Company (Panama Line)

Length:

493 ft

Breadth:

64 ft

Draft:

?

Gross Registered Tonnage:

10,000 tons

Power:

Steam turbines

Propulsion:

2 propellers.

Maximum Speed:

20 knots

Service Speed:

16.5 knots

Passengers & Crew:

202 first class, ? , ? crew