Queen Frederica, formerly Malolo, in Halifax Harbour, 1962
History
Name
SS Malolo
Owner
Matson Navigation Company (1927–1948)
Home Lines (1948–1965)
Chandris Lines (1965–1977)
Builder
William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia
Yard number
509
Laid down
1925
Launched
26 June 1926
Christened
26 June 1926
Completed
May 1927
Maiden voyage
16 November 1927
Renamed
Matsonia, 1937
Atlantic, 1948
Queen Frederica, January 1955
Identification
IMO number: 5376997
Fate
Laid up, November 1973
Sold for scrapping in Eleusina, Greece, July 1977
General characteristics
Tonnage
17,226 gross register tons (GRT) (1927)
Length
582 ft (177 m)
Beam
83 ft (25 m)
Draught
30 ft 7 in (9.32 m)
Decks
5 (1926–1936) [1]
7 (1937–1977) [2]
Speed
21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) service
23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph) maximum
Capacity
620 passengers (457 first class, 163 cabin class)
SS Malolo (later known as Matsonia, Atlantic, and Queen Frederica) was a passenger liner, later cruise ship, built by William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia, in 1926 for the Matson Line. She was the first of a number of ships designed by William Francis Gibbs for the line, which did much to develop tourism in the Hawaiian Islands. In 1927, Matson commissioned its largest ship yet, the Malolo (flying fish) for the first-class luxury service between San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Honolulu. The Malolo and other Matson liners advertised superb public rooms, spacious cabins, swimming pools, a gymnasium, and a staff, including a hairdresser, to provide a high standard of service.[3]
^Goossens, Reuben (January 9, 2007). "SS Monterey & Mariposa Cabin Plan". ssmaritime.com. Archived from the original on June 25, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
^Goossens, Reuben (January 9, 2007). "Matson Lines: SS Malolo, Matsonia, Home Lines: Atlantic, Chandris: Queen Frederica". ssmaritime.com. Archived from the original on September 4, 2023. Retrieved June 17, 2007.
^Great Luxury Liners 1927–1954, A Photographic Record by William H. Miller, Jr.
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