Polish American Navigation Corporation / (Polsko-Amerykanskie Towarzystwo Zeglugi Morskiej)

Founded in New York in 1919 to operate a cargo service between New York and Danzig. In Dec.1920 a passenger ship was purchased from Green Star SS Co., New York and made 10 passenger voyages between New York and Danzig. New U.S immigration laws drastically cut passenger numbers and the service ceased in Jan.1922 and the company closed.

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
Gdansk	1900	ex- Sierra, 1920 purchased from Green Star SS Co., NY, renamed Gdansk, 1922 sold to Walter A. Rush, New York renamed Sierra.	6,135
Kosciuszko	1918	ex- Cape Lookout, 1920 purchased from US Shipping Board renamed Kosciuszko, 1922 returned to US Shipping Board, 1929 to A. H. Bull SS Co., NY renamed Jean.	4,986
Krakow	1903	ex- Clara, 1917 seized from Unione Austriaca renamed Krakow. 1920 burnt out at Havana and sank.	3,932
Poznan	1913	ex- Suwanee, 1920 transferred from US Navy renamed Poznan, 1922 sold to Luckenbach SS Co., New York renamed Paul Luckenbach.	8,428
Pulawski	1906	ex- Ida, 1920 purchased from US Shipping Board renamed Pulawski, 1923 sold to California SS Co., Panama.	4,730
Warszawa	1914	ex- Erny, 1917 seized from Unione Austriaca renamed Warszawa, 1919 sold to Dollar Lines, San Francisco renamed Stanley Dollar.	6,515
Wisla	1895	ex- Elm Branch, 1919 purchased from Nautilus SS Co., Sunderland renamed Wisla, 1922 sold to Wisla SS Co., NY.	3,265

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