1921 - 1994 (73 years)Ship-SS President Polk
SS PRESIDENT POLK, was built 1920 by New York Shipbuilding Co., Camden, New Jersey. Originally named GRANITE STATE. Operated in the North Atlantic by U.S. Lines 1921-1922. Transferred to Dollar Steamship Lines 1922 and renamed PRESIDENT Polk. Sold to Dollar Lines 1923. Served in the Round-the-World trade. Transferred to American President Lines in 1938 and renamed President Taylor in 1940. Although not listed as a troopship, she served as such briefly after being requisitioned by the government in mid-December 1941. Grounded on a coral reef at Canton Island February 14, 1942 where she remained, a total loss.
| Date | 1921 |
| File name | Ship-SS President Polk.jpg |
| File Size | 137.97k |
| Dimensions | 1205 x 621 |
| Linked to | Barbara 'Betty' Laetsch (Immigration); Barbara 'Betty' Laetsch; Vernon Edison Robbins (Arrival); Vernon Edison Robbins; Vernon Mathius 'Vern' Robbins (Arrival); Vernon Mathius 'Vern' Robbins |
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