Arosa Kulm

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History
United States
NameUSAT Cantigny
Launched27 October 1919
Commissioned1920
FateSold in 1923/1924 for commercial service
Name
  • American Banker (1924)
  • Ville d'Anvers (1940)
  • City of Athens (1946)
  • Protea (1947)
  • Arosa Kulm (1952)
FateBroken up at Bruges, 1959
General characteristics as troopship
Tonnage7,555 GRT
Speed17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)

SS Arosa Kulm was a passenger ship which was launched at Hog Island, Pennsylvania in 1919 and completed in 1920. Arosa Kulm started as the U.S. Army Transport Cantigny, a 7,555-

Arosa Line
.

Australia was visited four times by Arosa Kulm.[6]

In addition to serving immigrants, Arosa Kulm was chartered by American Field Service, an exchange organization bringing numerous exchange students between Europe and the U.S.

Arosa Kulm was scrapped at Bruges in Belgium in 1959.

See also

References

  1. ^ The Ships List Archived 2009-02-10 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Naval Historical Center
  3. ^ "Arosa Kulm History". Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
  4. ^ The Ship List Archived 2009-02-10 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Naval Historical Center

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