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R O S E V I L L E
Length,
Overall...............
Beam............................
Draft............................ |
445' 5"
59' 0"
28'
0" |
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Gross
tons....................
Speed (Knots)...............
Radius
(miles)................ |
5,745
13
23,244 |
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Propulsion....................
Passengers..................
Cargo (cu
ft)................ |
Diesel (2)
480
350,000 |
Built in 1930 by Odesa
Staalskibsvaerft, Odense, Denmark
Operated prior to World War II by Skibs
A/S Goodwill; during the War by Sudden & Christenson, Inc. |
 LTHOUGH
essentially a freighter, the ROSEVILLE,
a Norwegian ship, carried a limited number of troops on several voyages
during the War. From San Francisco in March 1942 she sailed for Wellington
and Brisbane, and returned via Chile to San Pedro in June. She next left San
Francisco in August for Hawaii, Efate, Norfolk Island, Sydney and Port
Kembla (Australia), returning to San Francisco in late November. The ship
departed Christmas Eve for Auckland, Brisbane, Townsville, Noumea and
Gladstone. Returning in March 1943 the
ROSEVILLE made a voyage to Suva, then one to Brisbane and
Melbourne, returning from the latter in July.
On 8 August 1943 the vessel left San Francisco for the Southwest Pacific
again. She stopped at Tongatuba and Noumea, but shortly after leaving the
latter was involved in a collision with another vessel and returned to port
for minor repairs. She next proceeded to Townsville before returning to San
Francisco in October. The ROSEVILLE made the following voyages from San
Francisco during 1944: (1) on 9 January via Hueneme to Milne Bay; (2) on
30
April (Shipment
0501-A) to various New Guinea ports; (3) in late July to New Guinea ports,
with return via Honolulu; (4) in late October to Finschafen, returning on 29
December.
During 1945 the ROSEVILLE made the
following trips: (1) via Los Angeles to Fremantle, Calcutta and Columbo,
returning via Capetown, Buenos Aires, Santos (Brazil), Downs and
Bremerhaven. The ship was shortly thereafter released from Army service and
proceeded in early 1946 from Bremerhaven, via the Panama Canal, to the West
Coast for repairs.
If you would like to read more about her,
CLICK HERE and you will be taken to a site in Norway where she was
built... |
