Also known as:

EMPIRE BUILDER; AMERICAN TRANSPORT; WASHINGTON; MICHIGAN; MORNING LIGHT

Year of Build:

1941

Official Number:

240590

Built at:

Kearny, New Jersey, United States

Vessel Type:

Package Freighter

Hull Materials:

Steel

Hull Number:

188

Builder Name:

Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co

Original Owner:

Matson

Propulsion:

Screw

Tonnage (gross):

7775

Final Location:

Japan

Date:

1973

How:

Scrapped

1941 Owned Matson

1941 Owned U.S. Maritime Commission

1942 Sailed as British EMPIRE BUILDER / EMPIRE FULMAR

1948 Owned Pacific Transport Line; renamed AMERICAN TRANSPORT

1958 Owned States Line; renamed WASHINGTON

1959 Renamed MICHIGAN

1969 Owned Waterman Steamship Co; renamed MORNING LIGHT

1973 Scrapped in Japan