PRESIDENT WILSON 

 

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TYPE:    SPEED [knots]:   DEPENDENTS TO JAPAN: Yes

Was scheduled to become the Admiral F. B. Upham - AP129 - when WWII ended; however, Navy contracts were cancelled 16 Dec 1944, and the ship was completed as a merchant for the APL as the President Wilson.

 

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Courtesy of Sandra Bracken

 

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Jean Watt, Class 1970, leaving Yokohama June 1971

 

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The two American President Liners that were
started as troop ships. On the left, the President Wilson  (ex. Adm. F.
B. Upham AP 129) and on the right is the President Cleveland (ex. Adm. D.
W. Taylor Ap 128)


In 1972 the Cleveland and the Wilson were withdrawn from service and sold to Taiwanese shipper C. Y. Tung's  Oriental Overseas Line.  The Cleveland became  the Oriental President and the Wilson became the Oriental Empress and were to sail as cruise ships. However, high fuel prices prevented their use and they were sold for scrap.   



2 photos courtesy of Bill Poole