CHRISTOBAL 

 

BUILT:  1939 BEAM:  64'  DRAFT:  26'-3" 
LENGTH:  493'-6"   CARGO [cu ft]:  42,900   PASS [troop ship]:  1,768  
PROP: Turbine 2   RADIUS [miles]: 8,975 TONS:  10,021
TYPE:   SPEED [knots]:  17 DEPENDENTS TO JAPAN: ?

After minor alterations in 1942 she began service as a troop ship.

In Jan 1946 was altered to carry 119 war brides and 101 dependent children from Europe to the United States.

Was retruned to it's owners -- Panama Railroad Co -- in June 1946.  

 

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