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Banana Boats index The Fleets
Colombian Steamship Company / Colombian
Line
Between 1918 and 1921 the U.S. Shipping Board established
several routes and services and one of these was the American Colombian
Line, managed by the Clyde Steamship Co. This led to a trade war with
United Fruit Co. and it was agreed
that the Caribbean trade of Clyde SS Co. would be separated from their
domestic coastal trade. The Colombian Steamship Co., New York was then
formed to operate a route from New York to Puerto Colombia, Cartagena
and later to Haiti. The service expanded to the Leeward and Windward
Islands and later to Brazil and other U.S. East Coast ports. In 1938
Colombian
Line was consolidated with Grace Line which led to the extinction of
Colombian Line as a seperate entity.
Many thanks to Ted Finch for his assistance in collecting this data.
The following list was extracted from various sources. This is not an
all inclusive list but should only be used as a guide. If you would like
to know more about a vessel, visit the Ship
Descriptions (onsite) or Immigrant
Ship web site.
Fleet:
| Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
|
Ships allocated to Clyde SS Co. by the U.S.Shipping
Board:-
|
| Lake Elsmere |
1919 |
1923 sold to Southern SS Co., Philadelphia. |
2,674 |
| Lake Fannin |
1919 |
1921 allocated to Clyde SS Co., 1923 purchased
by Clyde SS Co. renamed Osage. |
2,649 |
| Lake Gilboa |
1919 |
1921 allocated to Clyde SS Co., 1923 purchased
by Clyde SS Co. renamed Oneida. |
2,664 |
| Lake Strymon |
1919 |
1923 sold to Southern SS Co., Philadelphia renamed
City of Houston. |
2,609 |
| Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
|
Ships allocated to Colombian Steamship Co. by
U.S.Shipping Board:-
|
| Bangu |
1919 |
ex- Ophis, 1928 renamed Bangu, 1941
sold to UK renamed Empire Antelope. |
4,924 |
| Berury |
1919 |
ex- Olen, 1928 renamed Berury, 1941 sold to UK
and sunk on delivery voyage. |
4,924 |
| Biboco |
1920 |
ex- St. Anthony, 1928 renamed Biboco, 1933 sold
to Sword Line renamed Western Sword. |
4,794 |
| Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
|
Ships owned by Colombian Steamship Co:-
|
| Baracoa |
1919 |
ex- Lake Fariston, 1923 purchased by
Colombian SS Co., 1932 laid up, 1935 scrapped |
2,599 |
| Bogota |
1919 |
ex- Vinton County, 1923 purchased by Colombian
SS Co., 1936 scrapped. |
2,627 |
| Bolivar |
1919 |
ex- Lake Fackler, 1923 purchased by Colombian
SS Co., 1937 sold to China renamed Hwa Pah. |
2,606 |
| Bridgetown |
1920 |
ex- Lake Fillmore, 1923 purchased by Colombian
SS Co., 1933 sold to Republic of Colombia renamed Boyuca. |
2,599 |
| Colombia |
1932 |
1938 transferred to New York & Cuba Mail SS
Co. renamed Mexico. |
5,236 |
| Haiti |
1920 |
ex- Great Falls, 1926 purchased from Clyde SS
Co., 1928 sold to Ocean Dominion SS Co. |
2,606 |
| Haiti |
1932 |
1938 transferred to New York & Puerto Rico
SS Co. renamed Puerto Rico, 1939 transferred to New York & Cuba
Mail SS Co. renamed Monterey. |
5,236 |
| Jamaica |
|
see United Fruit Co. Peten.
|
. |
| Martinique |
1920 |
ex- Pulaski, 1923 purchased by Colombian SS
Co., 1928 sold with American Antilles Line, 1939 sold to Brazil
renamed
Salineiro. |
2,599 |
| Padilla |
1918 |
ex- Lake Crescent, 1926 purchased renamed Padilla,
1935 sold to Italy renamed Morea. |
2,954 |
| Paria |
1919 |
ex- Lake Elrio, worked under allocation to Colombian
SS Co., 1928 sold to International Packing Co. |
2,674 |
| Pastores |
|
see United Fruit Co. Pastores.
|
. |
| Surinam |
1920 |
ex- El Mac, 1922 purchased renamed Surinam, 1929
scrapped. |
4,250 |
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