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Los Angeles Steamship
Co. / LASSCO 
The Los Angeles Steamship Co. (LASSCo) was incorporated
in 1920 and the same year bought out the Los Angeles Pacific Navigation
Co. The first Los Angeles - San Francisco passenger voyage was made in
May 1921 and the first Los Angeles - Hawaii voyage by the City of Honolulu
in September 1922. Unfortunately the City of Honolulu caught
fire on the return passage and sank. In Oct.1930 LASSCo and Matson
Navigation Co. merged but each company retained its own identity. However, by 1932
LASSCo's ships were old and obselete and most of the Hawaii service was
transferred to the newer Matson liners. Cargo and Pacific cruise services
continued until Dec.1934 when the last LASSCo ships were transferred
to the ownership of Matson Navigation Co.
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.
- Routes:
- Los Angeles - Hawaii
- San Francisco - Los Angeles - San Diego
Funnel:
Black
Fleet:
|
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| Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
| Avalon |
1891 |
built as Virginia for Goodrich Transit Co., 1918 requisitioned
by US Navy renamed USS Blue Ridge, 1919 sold to Wilmington Transportation
Co. renamed Avalon, 1927 chartered by LASSCO, 1928 returned to owners,
1951 laid up, 1960 converted to floating crane, 1964 sank off Point
Vincente. |
1,606 |
| Buford |
1890 |
built as Mississippi for Atlantic
Transport Line, 1898 sold to U.S. Army renamed Buford, 1923
sold to Alaska-Siberian Nav. Co., 1924 chartered by LASSCO, 1925
returned to owners, 1929 scrapped. |
3,732 |
| Calawaii |
1893 |
built as Mobile for Atlantic
Transport Line, 1898 sold to U.S.Army renamed Sherman, 1922
sold to LASSCO renamed Calawaii, 1933 scrapped. |
7,271 |
| City of Honolulu (1) |
1896 |
built as Friedrich der Grosse for North
German Lloyd, 1914 interned at New York, 1917 renamed Huron
for U.S. Navy, 1919 transferred to Munson
SS Co., 1922 transferred to LASSCO renamed City of Honolulu,
1922 caught fire near Los Angeles and sank. |
10,531 |
| City of Honolulu (2) |
1899 |
built as Kiautschou for Hamburg
America Line, 1904 sold to North
German Lloyd renamed Princess Alice, 1917 seized by U.S.Navy
renamed Princess Matoika, 1921 to United
States Lines renamed President Arthur, 1924 to American Palestine
Line, 1926 sold to LASSCO renamed City of Honolulu, 1930 caught
fire at Honolulu and laid up, 1933 scrapped. |
10,911 |
| City of Kahuli |
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see Diamond Head. |
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| City of Los Angeles |
1900 |
built as Grosser Kurfurst for North
German Lloyd, 1914 interned at New York, 1917 renamed Aeolus
for U.S.Navy, 1919 transferred to Munson
SS Co., 1922 sold to LASSCO renamed City of Los Angeles, 1935
renamed Show Boat as floating hotel at San Diego, 1936 renamed
City of Los Angeles, laid up, 1937 scrapped. |
13,182 |
| Constance Chandler |
1918 |
built as West Hosokie for U.S. Shipping Board, 1929
sold to LASSCO renamed Constance Chandler, 1934 transferred to Matson
Line renamed Liloa, 1945 transferred to USSR renamed Belorussia,
1968 scrapped. |
5,561 |
| Coquina |
1919 |
1931 purchased from Pillsbury & Curtis, San Francisco,
1935 transferred to Matson Line,
1940 sold to Oliver J. Olson, San Francisco renamed Cynthia Olson,
1941 torpedoed and sunk by Japanese submarine I-26. |
2,140 |
| Corrales |
1918 |
1931 purchased from Pillsbury & Curtis, San Francisco,
1935 transferred to Matson Line,
1940 sold to Oliver J. Olson, San Francisco renamed Barbara Olson,
1956 sold Peru renamed Rio Pastaza, 1964 scrapped. |
2,146 |
| Diamond Head |
1919 |
ex- West Erral, 1927 purchased
from U.S. Shipping Board renamed City of Kahuli, 1927 renamed Diamond
Head, 1934 transferred to Matson
Line, 1946 sold to Wallem & Co., Hong Kong renamed Sharokh. |
6,033 |
| Fort Wayne |
1918 |
1928 purchased from U.S. Shipping Board, 1934 scrapped. |
6,231 |
| General M. H. Sherman |
1920 |
ex- Mursa, 1928 purchased from U.S. Shipping Board
renamed General M. H. Sherman, 1934 transferred to Matson
Line renamed Kainalu, 1940 sold to W. Runciman, London renamed
Pachesham, 1948 sold Panama renamed Fenix, 1951 sold to Nippon Kaiun
KK, Kobe renamed Nisshu Maru, 1961 scrapped. |
6,085 |
| Harvard |
1907 |
built as Harvard for Metropolitan SS Co., NY, 1918
requisitioned by U.S.Navy renamed USS Charles, 1920 purchased by
LASSCO renamed Harvard, 1931 wrecked at Point Arguello, Cal. |
3,818 |
| Heber |
1920 |
1928 purchased from U.S. Shipping Board, 1929 scrapped. |
6,041 |
| Helen Whittier |
1918 |
ex- West Lianga, 1929 purchased from U.S. Shipping
Board renamed Helen Whittier, 1934 transferred to Matson
Line renamed Kalani, 1940 transferred to MOWT, London renamed
Empire Cheetah, 1942 sold to Netherlands renamed Hobbema, torpedoed
and sunk. |
6,222 |
| Iroquois |
1927 |
1931 chartered from Mallory Line, 1932 returned to Clyde-Mallory
Line. |
6,209 |
| Lurline |
1932 |
1933 transferred to Matson
Line, 1963 sold to Chandris
Line renamed Ellinis, 1987 scrapped. |
18,163 |
| Malolo |
1926 |
1927 purchased from American-Hawaiian SS Co. by Matson-LASSCO,
1937 r/n Matsonia, 1948 sold to Home
Lines r/n Atlantic. |
17,232 |
| Marian Otis Chandler |
1917 |
ex- West Haven, 1929 purchased from U.S. Shipping
Board r/n Marian Otis Chandler, 1934 transferred to Matson
Line r/n Onomea, 1940 to MOWT, London r/n Empire Leopard, 1942
torpedoed and sunk. |
5,699 |
| Mariposa |
1931 |
built for Matson-LASSCO,
1950 transferred to Matson Nav. Co., 1954 sold to Home
Lines r/n Homeric, 1974 scrapped. |
18,152 |
| Monterey |
1931 |
built for Matson-LASSCO,
1956 transferred to Matson Nav. Co., 1957 r/n Matsonia,1963 r/n Lurline
(2), 1970 sold to Chandris Line r/n
Britanis, 2000 sank off Capetown on voyage to scrappers. |
18,163 |
| President Harrison |
1921 |
ex- Wolverine State, 1922 transferred from Pacific
Mail SS Co. r/n President Harrison, 1923 transferred to Pacific-Argentine-Brazil
Line, then to Dollar Line. |
10,533 |
| Timberman |
1918 |
1931 purchased from Pillsbury & Curtis, San Francisco,
1935 transferred to Matson Line,
1937 sold to Schafer Bros, San Francisco r/n Margaret Schafer. |
2,146 |
| Vinita |
1920 |
1921 returned to U.S. Shipping Board, 1926 sold Christenson
SS Co. r/n Eleanor Christenson, 1938 sold Waterman SS Co. r/n Desoto,
1938 r/n Pan-Atlantic, 1942 bombed and sunk in Russian convoy. |
5,661 |
| West Cajoot |
1919 |
1921 returned to U.S. Shipping Board, 1928 sold Oceanic & Oriental
Nav. Co. r/n Golden Bear, 1936 sold to Matson
Line r/n Kailua, 1944 sold USSR r/n Viborg, 1948 scrapped. |
5,899 |
| West Hika |
1920 |
1921 returned to U.S. Shipping Board, 1926 sold Waterman
SS Co., 1936 wrecked Seaham, UK. |
5,940 |
| West Hixton |
1920 |
1921 returned to U.S. Shipping Board, 1928 sold States
SS Co. r/n California, 1942 torpedoed and sunk. |
5,490 |
| West Montop |
1919 |
1921 returned to U.S. Shipping Board, 1930 sold Pacific-Atlantic
SS Co. r/n San Rafael, 1948 sold China r/n Ting-Hsing. |
5,940 |
| Wiamea |
1884 |
ex- City of Topeka, 1921 purchased from Admiral SS
Co. by Inter-Island SS Co. of Honolulu r/n Wiamea, 1923 sold to LASSCO,
1933 scrapped. |
1,057 |
| Wilhelmina |
1909 |
1931 transferred from Matson
Line, 1932 laid up, 1940 transferred to MOWT as troop transport
and torpedoed and sunk. |
6,974 |
| Yale |
1907 |
1920 purchased from U.S.Navy, 1935 transferred to Matson
Line, 1936 laid up, 1941 sold as accommodation ship at Sitka,
Alaska. |
3,818 |
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