SS Malolo
Queen Frederica, formerly Malolo, in Halifax Harbour, 1962 | |
| History | |
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| Name | SS Malolo |
| Owner |
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| Builder | William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia |
| Yard number | 509 |
| Laid down | 1925 |
| Launched | 26 June 1926 |
| Christened | 26 June 1926 |
| Completed | May 1927 |
| Maiden voyage | 16 November 1927 |
| Renamed |
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| Identification | IMO number: 5376997 |
| Fate | |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 17,226 gross register tons (GRT) (1927) |
| Length | 582 ft (177 m) |
| Beam | 83 ft (25 m) |
| Draught | 30 ft 7 in (9.32 m) |
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| Capacity | 620 passengers (457 first class, 163 cabin class) |
SS Malolo (later known as Matsonia, Atlantic, and Queen Frederica) was a passenger liner, later cruise ship, built by William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia, in 1926 for the Matson Line. The largest and most luxurious American passenger ship of her era, she was the first of a number of ships designed by William Francis Gibbs for the Matson line, which did much to develop tourism in the Hawaiian Islands. Malolo (flying fish) was built for the first-class luxury service between San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Honolulu. Malolo and other Matson liners advertised superb public rooms, spacious cabins, swimming pools, a gymnasium, and a staff, including a hairdresser, to provide a high standard of service.