SS El Oriente information

	SS El Oriente before 1917
History
Name	SS El Oriente
Owner	Morgan Line
Builder	Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co.; Newport News, Virginia;
Yard number	130
Launched	6 August 1910
Sponsored by	Miss Margaret H. Patton
Completed	20 August 1910
Identification	U.S. official number: 208080
Fate	Expropriated for U.S. Navy service
History
United States
Name	USS El Oriente (ID-4504)
Acquired	29 July 1918
Commissioned	29 July 1918
Decommissioned	15 September 1919
Fate	Returned to Morgan Line
Name	1919–1944: SS El Occidente; 1944–1945: SS Henri Dunant; 1945: SS El Occidente;
Owner	1919–1941: Morgan Line; 1941–1947: United States Maritime Commission;
Operator	1919–1941: Morgan Line; 1941–1944: United States Lines; 1944–1945: International Committee of the Red Cross;
Port of registry	1919–1941: New York; 1941–1944: Panama; 1944–1945: Basel;
Route	1919–1941: New York – Galveston
Fate	Sold for scrapping 3 July 1946
General characteristics
Type	Cargo ship
Tonnage	6,008 GRT; 6,850 DWT;
Length	430 ft 2 in (131.11 m)
Beam	53 ft 1 in (16.18 m)
Draft	26 ft (7.9 m)
Speed	17 knots (31 km/h)
Capacity	600 horses and mules
Troops	2,025
Complement	112 (World War I)
Crew	45
Armament	1 × 4-inch (100 mm) guns (World War I)
Notes	Sister ship of El Mundo, El Sol, El Occidente

SS El Oriente was a cargo ship built in 1910 for the Morgan Line, a subsidiary of the Southern Pacific Company. During World War I, she was known as USS El Oriente (ID-4504) in service with the United States Navy. At the end of war, she reverted to her original name of SS El Oriente. During World War II she was chartered by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) as SS Henri Dunant (sometimes also spelled Henry Dunant), but reverted to her original name of SS El Oriente at the end of the charter.

SS El Oriente was one of four sister ships that carried cargo and a limited number of passengers for the Morgan Line. She was acquired by the U.S. Navy in July 1918, and converted to carry horses and mules to France, and after the Armistice, was converted again to carry American troops home from Europe.

El Oriente returned to the Morgan Line in 1919 and sailed with them until June 1941, when the entire Morgan Line fleet was purchased by the United States Maritime Commission. El Oriente served as a civilian-crewed cargo ship during World War II, sailing primarily between the United States and the United Kingdom. In September 1944, she was chartered by the ICRC and sailed under the Swiss flag carrying food parcels to American prisoners of war held in German camps. Henri Dunant continued to sail under Swiss charter until October 1945, when she was returned to the United States and reverted to her former name. El Oriente was placed in the James River Reserve Fleet in November 1945, and was sold for scrapping in July 1946.

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History
SS El Oriente before 1917
Name	SS El Oriente
Owner	Morgan Line
Builder	Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. Newport News, Virginia
Yard number	130
Launched	6 August 1910
Sponsored by	Miss Margaret H. Patton^[2]
Completed	20 August 1910
Identification	U.S. official number: 208080^[1]
Fate	Expropriated for U.S. Navy service
History
United States
Name	USS El Oriente (ID-4504)
Acquired	29 July 1918
Commissioned	29 July 1918
Decommissioned	15 September 1919
Fate	Returned to Morgan Line
Name	1919–1944: SS El Occidente 1944–1945: SS Henri Dunant 1945: SS El Occidente
Owner	1919–1941: Morgan Line 1941–1947: United States Maritime Commission
Operator	1919–1941: Morgan Line 1941–1944: United States Lines 1944–1945: International Committee of the Red Cross
Port of registry	1919–1941: New York 1941–1944: Panama 1944–1945: Basel
Route	1919–1941: New York – Galveston
Fate	Sold for scrapping 3 July 1946^[3]
General characteristics
Type	Cargo ship
Tonnage	6,008 GRT^[4] 6,850 DWT^[5]
Length	430 ft 2 in (131.11 m)
Beam	53 ft 1 in (16.18 m)
Draft	26 ft (7.9 m)^[6]
Speed	17 knots (31 km/h)
Capacity	600 horses and mules
Troops	2,025^[5]
Complement	112 (World War I)
Crew	45
Armament	1 × 4-inch (100 mm) guns (World War I)^[6]
Notes	Sister ship of El Mundo, El Sol, El Occidente