SS Santa Rosa (1932)

For other ships with the same name, see SS Santa Rosa.
SS Santa Rosa in Grace Line livery, 1932
History
NameSS Santa Rosa
OperatorGrace Line (1932–41, 1947–58)
Port of registrySan Francisco, California
RouteNew York - Havana - Cristobal - the Panama Canal - Balboa - Puntarenas - La Libertad - San Jose de Guatemala - Mazatlan - Los Angeles - San Francisco - Victoria - Seattle.
Ordered1930
BuilderFederal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Yard number121
Laid down22 June 1931
Launched24 March 1932
CompletedDelivered: 27 October 1932
Maiden voyage26 November 1932
Out of service1958
Identification
FateSold in 1961
NameSanta Rosa
OperatorWar Shipping Administration (1942–47)
Port of registryNew York
NameSS Athinai
OperatorAegean Steam Navigation Co (Typaldos Line)
Acquired1961
In service1961
Out of service1966
HomeportPiraeus, Greece
IdentificationIMO number: 5028631
FateScrapped 1989, Aliaga, Izmir-Turkey
General characteristics [1][2][3]
Tonnage9,135 GRT, 3,839 NRT
DisplacementCommercial 16,500 tons
Length
  • 508 ft (154.8 m) (overall)
  • 484.4 ft (147.6 m) (registry)
Beam72.2 ft (22.0 m)
Draft26 ft 2.5 in (8.0 m)
Depth
  • 25.8 ft 11 in (8.1 m) (register)
  • 38 ft 11 in (11.9 m) (molded to B deck)
Installed power4 × Babcock & Wilcox boilers furnishing steam for main engines & auxiliaries. 2 × 500 kw DC generators 1 on each main engine low pressure side, 2 × 500 kw standby generating sets
Propulsion2 × General Electric double reduction gear steam turbines, 6,000 shp normal, 6,600 shp max (propeller speeds 95/98 rpm),
Speed
  • 18.5 knots (34.3 km/h; 21.3 mph) (contract)
  • 20.05 knots (37.13 km/h; 23.07 mph) (trial)
Capacity
  • Passengers:
  • 225 first, 65 third class
  • (As troopship) 2,426
  • Cargo:
  • 250,000 cu ft (7,079.2 m3) (hold)
  • 42,000 cu ft (1,189.3 m3) (refrigerated)
Crew180 (registry, commercial)
Notes

SS Santa Rosa (later SS Athinai) was a passenger and cargo ocean liner built for the Grace Line for operation by its subsidiary Panama Mail Steamship Company of San Francisco. She was the first to be launched and operating of four sister ships, the others in order of launch being Santa Paula (11 June 1932), Santa Lucia (3 October 1932) and Santa Elena (30 November 1932). All four ships, dubbed "The Four Sisters" and "The Big Four" were noted as the finest serving the West Coast and were of advanced technology. All served in World War II as War Shipping Administration (WSA) troop ships. Both Santa Lucia and Santa Elena were lost in air and torpedo attacks off North Africa.

The ship was ordered in 1930 from the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company of Kearny, New Jersey. Her regular route included inter-coastal service between the east coast and the west coast of the US via the Caribbean and the Panama Canal. She was the second of ultimately three vessels to bear the name Santa Rosa for the Grace Line.[4] (The first Santa Rosa was a 1917-built ship that was sold in 1925.)[5]

  1. ^ Pacific American Steamship Association; Shipowners Association of the Pacific Coast (December 1932). "Four New Grace Liners". Pacific Marine Review. San Francisco: J.S. Hines: 435–436. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  2. ^ Pacific American Steamship Association; Shipowners Association of the Pacific Coast (December 1932). "Power Plants of Grace Liners". Pacific Marine Review. San Francisco: J.S. Hines: 443–449. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  3. ^ Merchant Vessels of the United States,Year ended June 30, 1934. Washington, D.C.: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Navigation and Steamboat Inspection. 1934. pp. 156–157. hdl:2027/osu.32435066706961. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Grace Line Fleet 1882-1969". TheShipsList.com. Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  5. ^ "Santa Rosa (1917)". MaritimeQuest.com. Retrieved 20 January 2012.