United States Navigation Company
| Industry | Shipping, Shipbroker |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1917 in New York City, United States |
| Defunct | 1981 |
| Fate | sold in 1979. |
Key people |
United States Navigation Company was founded by Edward Carl Wilhelm Oelsner (1888-1973) in
Torremolinos, Spain. United States Navigation Company continued doing business. In 1979 the United States Navigation Company was sold and in 1981 closed. The United States Navigation Company supported the World War II effort with its ship and as an operator of United States owned ships.[4][5][6]
United States Navigation Company was a US broker for a number of shipping lines:[7]
- A partial list of Lines:
- Hamburg-American Line, of Germany
- North German Lloyd, of Germany
- Watts Line, of UK, of Watts, Watts & Co. Ltd.
- Reardon-Smith Line, of UK
- Iino Kaiun Kaisha, Ltd., of Japan
- Baron Line, of Scotland's H. Hogarth & Company
- K Line, of Japan, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.
- Kousal line
Joint Venture
United States Navigation Co. and the Marine Services Company Limited founded a subsidiary, the Canada South Africa Line of Montreal, Canada in 1945.[8]
World War II
United States Navigation Company fleet of ships that were used to help the World War II effort. During World War II United States Navigation Company operated
Ships
- Ships owned:
- Fort Meigs T2 tanker (1949 to 1950)
- City of Salisbury, purchased in 1941 as Joppa, built in 1885 [12]
- Big Chief
- At its peak in 1950 United States Navigation Company had 75 ships, many were surplus World War II ships.
- Operator for World War II only:
- SS Audacious (1913)
- SS Vittorin (also named Guantanamo and Comerio)
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- World War II :
- Liberty Ships:
- SS C. W. Post
- SS John Einig
- SS Robert F. Burns
- SS John Einig
- SS Frank Park[13]
- E. A. Peden [14]
- Wallace M. Tyler [15]
- Walter Kidde [16]
- SS Harold O. Wilson [17]
- Howard L. Gibson Oct. 14, 1944 had a fire at after collision with Geo. W. McKnight, was towed to Casablanca, then New York City, a loss not repaired [18]
- Charles Dauray [19]
- David Wilmot * [20]
- SS James K. Paulding
- SS Richard K. Call
- SS Chief Osceola
- James I. McKay [21]
- SS Jasper F. Cropsey [22]
- SS J. Howland Gardner
- SS James F. Harrell
- SS James Eagan Layne
Post World War II:
- El Coston
- SS Registan (1910)
- Korean War operator of:
- Harry L. Glucksman (MSS-1)
- Carthage (AG-185)[26]
- MSS-1 [27]
- George Uhler [28]
- Donald H. Holland [29]
- SS Harry L. Glucksman
- SS American Victory now a museum ship
See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Liberty ships.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Victory ships.
References
- ^ "Edward C. Oelsner '37". Princeton Alumni Weekly. January 21, 2016.
- ^ "John William Oelsner". Valley News. July 28, 2013.
- ^ "Arnie Portocarrero – Society for American Baseball Research".
- ^ Records & Briefs New York State Appellate Division A-107
- ^ NY Times September 30, 1950, Page 20, Purchased surplus Liberty ships
- ^ The Liberty Ships of World War II, by Greg H. Williams
- ^ NY Times, LANGUAGE MIXTURE MARKS SHIP OFFICE; U. S. Navigation Is Agent for 6 Foreign-Flag Lines as Well as Running Own Service,December 1, 1952
- ^ "Posst War Years – Expanding The Vision, 1945" (PDF).
- ^ "Sea Lane Vigilantes". www.armed-guard.com.
- ^ World War II U.S. Navy Armed Guard and World War II U.S. Merchant Marine, 2007-2014 Project Liberty Ship, Project Liberty Ship, P.O. Box 25846 Highlandtown Station, Baltimore, MD [1]
- ^ "Steamship Company Operators of American Flag Ships during World War II". www.usmm.org.
- ^ Victor Lynn Lines , City of Salisbury
- ^ mariners-l.co.uk LibShipsF
- ^ "LibShipsE".
- ^ "LibShipsW".
- ^ "LibShipsW".
- ^ mariners-l.co.uk LibShipsH
- ^ "LibShipsH".
- ^ "LibShipsC".
- ^ mariners-l.co.uk LibShipsD
- ^ mariners-l.co.uk LibShipsJ
- ^ mariners-l.co.uk LibShipsJ
- ^ mariners-l.co.uk vicshipsK
- ^ mariners-l.co.uk vicshipS
- ^ mariners-l.co.uk vicshipsT
- ^ "Miscellaneous Auxiliary (AG)". www.navsource.org.
- ^ "MSS-1". www.navsource.org.
- ^ mariners-l.co.uk LibShipsG
- ^ mariners-l.co.uk LibShipsD
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