General Cargo Ships Built Overseas ~ Shipbuilding History

General Cargo Ships Built Overseas

United States Shipping Board in WWI

USSB #	Name	Design	Builder	Location	Yard #	Delivered	Notes
Built in Japan
2023	Eastern Merchant	1124	Asano SB Co. Ltd	Tsurumi	17	Dec 1919	later Robert Luckenbach 1922, Luisa C 1947, Sula 1951, scrapped 1959
2024	Eastern Trader	1124	Asano SB Co. Ltd	Tsurumi	18	Dec 1919	later Horace Luckenbach 1922, Giovanna C 1947, scrapped 1953
2009	Eastern Leader	1119	Fujunigata SB	Osaka	37	June 1920	later Malang 1929, scrapped 1947
Buy	Eastern Shore	1120	Harima Dockyards	Aioi	9	Sep 1918	scrapped 1935
Buy	Yone Maru	1120	Harima Dockyards	Aioi	11	July 1918	later Eastern King 1918, Eastern King Maru 1937, Shozan Maru 1938, torpedoed and lost 1944
2011	Eastern Pilot	1120	Harima Dockyards	Aioi	12	Jan 1920	later Giliak 1930, scrapped 1960
2010	Eastern Soldier	1120	Harima Dockyards	Aioi	13	June 1920	later Lena Luckenbach 1922, scuttled off Normandy 1944
2012	Eastern Belle	1121	Ishikawajima SB & Eng. Co.	Tokyo	324	Dec 1919	later Eskimos 1929, scrapped 1971
2013	Eastern Maid	1121	Ishikawajima SB & Eng. Co.	Tokyo	325	Mar 1920	scrapped 1935
Buy	Tofuku Maru		Kawasaki Dockyards	Kobe	407	Feb 1918	later Eastern Queen 1918, scrapped 1936
Buy	Sefuku Maru No. 20		Kawasaki Dockyards	Kobe	408	Mar 1918	later Easterner 1918, Mari Chandris 1937, bombed 1940 and scrapped
Buy	Taifuku Maru No. 20		Kawasaki Dockyards	Kobe	410	May 1918	later Eastern Sun 1918, scrapped 1935
Buy	Taifuku Maru No. 21		Kawasaki Dockyards	Kobe	412	June 1918	later Eastern Sea 1918, scrapped 1935
Buy	East Wind		Kawasaki Dockyards	Kobe	414	Sep 1918	scrapped 1933
Buy	East Cape		Kawasaki Dockyards	Kobe	420	Oct 1918	scrapped 1935
Buy	Easterling		Kawasaki Dockyards	Kobe	421	Oct 1918	later Antonios Chandris 1937, scuttled 1940
2014	Eastern Moon	1122	Kawasaki Dockyards	Kobe	454	Dec 1919	scrapped 1932
2015	Eastern Ocean	1122	Kawasaki Dockyards	Kobe	455	Dec 1919	later George Allen 1923, Pennmar 1927, torpedoed and lost 1942
2016	Eastern Planet	1122	Kawasaki Dockyards	Kobe	456	Apr 1920	later Jenny Chandris 1937, foundered 1937
2017	Eastern Dawn	1122	Kawasaki Dockyards	Kobe	457	Mar 1920	scrapped 1933
2018	Eastern Cloud	1122	Kawasaki Dockyards	Kobe	458	Mar 1920	later James B. Duke 1923, Massmar 1927, hit a mine and lost 1942
2030	Eastern Crown	1126	Mitsubishi SB Co. Ltd.	Nagasaki	315	Mar 1920	scrapped 1947
2031	Eastern Victor	1126	Mitsubishi SB Co. Ltd.	Kobe	316	Jan 1920	later Pacific Cedar 1927, Santacruzcement 1934, Permanente Cement 1951, scrapped 1965
2028	Eastern Exporter	1122	Mitsui SB & Eng.	Tamano	32	July 1920	later William Campion 1923, Oakmar 1927, torpedoed and lost 1942
2029	Eastern Importer	1122	Mitsui SB & Eng.	Tamano	33	Apr 1920	later Albet Jeffress 1923, Calmar 1927, Samarkand 1945, scrapped 1960
2019	Eastern Temple	1123	Nitta SB	Osaka	10	June 1920	later Vassilios T 1938, wrecked 1939
Buy	Eastport		Osaka Iron Works	Innoshima	907	Aug 1918	later Itelmen 1930, scrapped 1960
Buy	Meigen Maru		Osaka Iron Works	Innoshima	915	Dec 1917	later Eastern Star 1918, scrapped 1930
Buy	Eastern Light		Osaka Iron Works	Innoshima	951	Sep 1918	later Willkeno 1926, Isthmian 1937, Illinoian 1939, scuttled at Normandy 1944
2034	Eastern Knight	1127	Osaka Iron Works	Osaka	953	Nov 1919	later San Lucas 1930, R. J. Cullen 1940, wrecked 1942
2035	Eastern Mariner	1127	Osaka Iron Works	Osaka	954	Dec 1919	later Willzipo 1927, Washingtonian 1937, torpedoed and lost 1942
2036	Eastern Admiral	1127	Osaka Iron Works	Osaka	955	Mar 1920	later Willboro 1927, Coloradan 1937, torpedoed and lost 1942
2037	Eastern Sailor	1127	Osaka Iron Works	Osaka	956	June 1920	later Peter Kerr 1923, bombed and lost 1942
2032	Eastern Glade	1126	Uchida SB & Eng.	Yokohama	5	Dec 1919	later Empire Jaguar 1940, torpedoed and lost 1940
2033	Eastern Glen	1126	Uchida SB & Eng.	Yokohama	6	June 1920	later American Oriole 1923, Barberrys 1940, torpedoed and lost 1942
Buy	Kirishima Maru No. 6		Uraga Dock Co.	Uraga	136	Oct 1917	later Eastern Cross 1918, Orochon 1930, scrapped 1970
Buy	Beikoku Maru/East Indian		Uraga Dock Co.	Uraga	138	July 1918	torpedoed and lost 1942
Buy	Yoshida Maru No. 3		Uraga Dock Co.	Uraga	139	Dec 1917	later Eastern Chief 1918, scrapped 1936
2025	Eastern Breeze	1125	Uraga Dock Co.	Uraga	153	Oct 1919	later Niagara 1929, Luise Leonhardt 1931, wrecked 1938
2026	Eastern Gale	1125	Uraga Dock Co.	Uraga	154	Nov 1919	later Perry L. Smithers 1925, North Haven 1934, Georgiana 1950, wrecked 1953
2027	Eastern Tempest	1125	Uraga Dock Co.	Uraga	155	Apr 1920	later Berkshire 1926, scrapped 1948
2008	Eastern Sword		Uraga Dock Co.	Uraga	166	Aug 1920	torpedoed and lost 1942
2020	Eastern Guide	1119	Yokohama Dock Co.	Yokohama	55	Oct 1919	later Riza 1948, Riza Captan 1949, Selim 1952, scrapped 1964
2021	Eastern Crag	1119	Yokohama Dock Co.	Yokohama	56	Nov 1919	scrapped 1935
2022	Eastern Coast	1119	Yokohama Dock Co.	Yokohama	57	Dec 1919	later Diamond Cement 1930, Zancle 1952, scrapped 1960
Built in China
2083	Mandarin	1092	Kiangnan Dock & Eng.	Shanghai	317	Feb 1921	later Stuart Dollar 1922, Floridian 1936, Norbella 1947, wrecked 1948
2084	Celestial	1092	Kiangnan Dock & Eng.	Shanghai	318	May 1921	later Margaret Dollar 1922, Arkansan 1936, torpedoed and lost 1942
2085	Oriental	1092	Kiangnan Dock & Eng.	Shanghai	319	Sep 1921	later Melville Dollar 1922, Carolinian 1936, Atlantida 1946, Kyokko Maru 1952, scrapped 1960
2086	Cathay	1092	Kiangnan Dock & Eng.	Shanghai	320	Dec 1921	later Diana Dollar 1922, Alabaman 1936, Norega 1947, Armonia 1949, scrapped 1959