SS Malolo

Queen Frederica, formerly Malolo, in Halifax Harbour, 1962
History
NameSS Malolo
Owner
BuilderWilliam Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia
Yard number509
Laid down1925
Launched26 June 1926
Christened26 June 1926
CompletedMay 1927
Maiden voyage16 November 1927
Renamed
  • Matsonia, 1937
  • Atlantic, 1948
  • Queen Frederica, January 1955
IdentificationIMO number: 5376997
Fate
  • Laid up, November 1973
  • Sold for scrapping in Eleusina, Greece, July 1977
General characteristics
Tonnage17,226 gross register tons (GRT) (1927)
Length582 ft (177 m)
Beam83 ft (25 m)
Draught30 ft 7 in (9.32 m)
Decks
  • 5 (1926–1936) [1]
  • 7 (1937–1977) [2]
Speed
  • 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) service
  • 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph) maximum
Capacity620 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,[3] 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.[4]

  1. ^ Goossens, Reuben (January 9, 2007). "SS Monterey & Mariposa Cabin Plan". ssmaritime.com. Archived from the original on June 25, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  2. ^ Goossens, Reuben (January 9, 2007). "Matson Lines: SS Malolo, Matsonia, Home Lines: Atlantic, Chandris: Queen Frederica". ssmaritime.com. Archived from the original on September 4, 2023. Retrieved June 17, 2007.
  3. ^ Heinrich 1997, p. 211.
  4. ^ Great Luxury Liners 1927–1954, A Photographic Record by William H. Miller, Jr.