S.S. MARIPOSA  1931
       
RETURN TO THE HOMEPAGE                                                                                                                                                                                                                             THE OCEAN LINERS

 

Welcome to our Monterey website celebrating this fine example of American marine engineering. In the 1920s and 1930s Matson reached a peak of expansion. With increasing passenger traffic to Hawaii, Matson Line introduced the Malolo in 1927. Her success led to the construction of three sister ships: the Mariposa, Monterey and Lurline between 1930 and 1932. These were known as the great Matson liners and made the liner service from San Francisco to beautiful Hawaii, the South Pacific and Australia renowned. The first of these new ships was the Mariposa of 1931. She and the Monterey inaugurated the new South Pacific service from San Francisco to Hawaii, New Zealand and Australia. After her years with Matson Line she continued in service for a variety of owners before being scrapped in Taiwan in 1973. 

This website aims to record the history of this fine ocean liner and act as a virtual home to honour and celebrate this fine ship. We hope you enjoy this website and when you leave we hope you will visit again soon.


   

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Her Regular Service Route:
The United States of America (USA) to Hawaii, New Zealand, the South Pacific and Australia

San Francisco to Los Angeles, Honolulu (Hawaii), Pago Pago, Suva, Auckland, Sydney and Melbourne "South Pacific" service

"THE SOUTH PACIFIC SERVICE"

THE MATSON NAVIGATION COMPANY INC., SAN FRANCISCO

(MATSON LINE)

(c) The AJN Transport Britain Collection 2007                                                                                                                                                                                 A Edward Elliott