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PRESIDENT CLEVELAND
AP - 42
Was scheduled to become the Admiral D. W. Taylor - AP128 - when WWII ended; however, Navy contracts were cancelled 16 Dec 1944 - with war end in sight, the ship was completed as a merchant for the American President Lines as the President Cleveland. |
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The two American President Liners that were
started as troop ships. On the left, the President Wilson (ex. Adm. F.
B. Upham AP 129) and on the right is the President Cleveland (ex. Adm. D.
W. Taylor Ap 128)
In 1972 the Cleveland and the Wilson were withdrawn from service and sold to Taiwanese
shipper C. Y. Tung's Oriental Overseas Line. The Cleveland became the
Oriental President and the Wilson became the Oriental Empress and were to sail as cruise
ships. However, high fuel prices prevented their use and they were sold for scrap.
Photos courtesy of Bill Poole