Gross Tonnage:	5,686	Net:	3,450
Dimensions:	441' 7" x 56' 0" x 30' 0"	MC Type:
Builder:	Chickasaw Shipbuilding & Car Co. Chickasaw, AL	Hull # USMC Hull # Date of Build: Delivered:	7 1921
Engines:	2 Steam Turbines DR Geared to Single Screwed Shaft	Engine Builder:	Federal Shipbuilding Co. Kearny, NJ
Navigation:	ElecLight, Wireless	Decks, etc.:	2 Decks 3tr B, Fitted for Oil Fuel

Began Isthmian Service:

1921

Ended Isthmian Service:

1936

----------------------------------- Vessel History -----------------------------------

Date	Vessel #	Vessel Name	Vessel Owner	Call Ltrs	Home Port	Flag
1921	221032	Bessemer City	U.S. Steel Products Co. New York	MCKJ	New York	US
1930	221032	Bessemer City	August: Isthmian Lines, Inc. New York	MCKJ	New York	US
1933	221032	Bessemer City	Isthmian Lines, Inc. New York	KDOF	New York	US

Events:

Disposition Date	Comments
1936	11/1 - Stranded off the Coast of Cornwall, near St. Ives, England, voyage New Westminster to London, carrying general cargo, 33 on board, 0 lives lost. Vessel broke in two and became a total loss. Axel Herman was the Master who never sailed again for Isthmian.

The information on this web site is the kind contribution of our Historian, Skip Lewis, © 2003. Skip, whose dad sailed for Isthmian, is an avid collector and researcher of everything Isthmian and States Marine. In his quest, he has used many sources and publications including Lloyd's of London and Imperial Steel by John Atherton.