Del Norte 1946
       

RETURN TO THE HOMEPAGE                                                                                                                                                                                                                           THE OCEAN LINERS
 
Welcome to our Del Norte website celebrating this remarkable, distinctive and revolutionary passenger / cargo ship. She and her sister ships - Del Sud and Del Mar were synonymous with revival of the Delta Line's service from the USA to South America after the Second World War. However after 20 years of loyal service, the arrival of the jet airliner age, meant the end of the passenger service and the trio were converted for use as express cargo liners in 1967. However in early 1972, after a useful and profitably career the trio were retired from service and sent to Taiwan for scrapping.

 		 

S.S. Del Norte (1946)

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~ America's First Postwar Ocean Liner ~

   
 
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Her Regular Service Route: The United States of America (USA) to the Caribbean and South America

  New Orleans to San Juan (Puerto Rico), Bridgetown, Curacao, La Guaira, Rio de Janiero, Santos, Montevideo, Parangua and Buenos Aires "South American" service.

"THE SOUTH AMERICAN SERVICE"

THE MISSISSIPPI SHIPPING COMPANY, NEW ORLEANS

(DELTA LINE)
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