Metz, France

Builders

Bethlehem SB Corporation

Yard Number

1440

GRT

18,017

Size

192.6 x 24.2 meters or 632 x 79.4 feet

Geared Turbines

Bethlehem, Twin Screw

SHP

28,450

Speed

20.5 MPH or 22.84 knots

Passengers

475 First Class, 229 Cabin Class, 359 Crew

1931

18 Jul

Launched

1931

10 Dec

Completed

1931

14 Dec

Delivered

1932

2 Feb

Maiden voyage San Francisco – Honolulu - Sydney

1941

Entered service as US Navy transport troopship. 18,152 GRT

1946

Laid up at Alamenda

1953

Sold to Home Line, Panama. Engines overhauled at Alamenda by Todd Shipyards Corporation.

1954

Renamed Homeric. Sailed to Trieste for reconstruction of passenger accommodation by the Monfalcone shipyard. 147 First Class, 1,096 tourist class. 18,563 GRT. Length overall 195.5 meters or 641 feet.

1955

24 Jan

First voyage Venice – New York

1955

3 May

First voyage Southampton – New York

1955

11 May

RCAF personnel on voyage Quebec City to Le Harve

1957

12 Aug

First voyage Le Harve – Montreal, occasionally Cuxhaven – Montreal

1963

Oct

Cruising only, from US ports

1973

1 Jul

During a cruise the ship’s dining room and kitchens were badly damaged by a fire 90 nautical miles west of Cape May.

1973

16 Jul

The Homeric arrived at Genoa for repairs. The damage turned out to be so extensive however, that the idea of repair was given up.

1974

29 Jan

Arrived at Kaohsiung, Taiwan to be broken up by Nan Feng Steel Enterprises Company.