General Cargo Ships Built Overseas

United States Shipping Board in WWI

Most recent update: August 13, 2008.

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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

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