SS Mariposa (1931)

Aerial port bow view of Mariposa in March 1944
History
Name	Mariposa
Operator	Matson Lines Home Lines
Port of registry	Los Angeles
Builder	Fore River Shipyard, Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation
Launched	18 July 1931
Completed	December 1931
Maiden voyage	16 January 1932
In service	1932, as Mariposa 1953, as Homeric
Identification	US official number 231312 Code letters MJPN (until 1933) Call sign WGEN (1934 onward)
Fate	Scrapped in 1974
General characteristics
Type	Ocean liner
Tonnage	18,017 GRT, 10,580 NRT
Length	632 ft (193 m) length overall 604.0 ft (184.1 m) registered length
Beam	79.3 ft (24.2 m)
Draft	28 ft 3 in (8.61 m)
Depth	30.5 ft (9.3 m)
Decks	5 [1]
Installed power	5,363 NHP
Propulsion	2 × Bethlehem geared steam turbines, 28,450 shp (21,215.16 kW)
Speed	22.84 knots (42.30 km/h; 26.28 mph)
Capacity	704 passengers (475 first class, 229 cabin class)
Troops	4,165 [2]
Crew	359
Sensors and processing systems	Echo sounding device Wireless direction finding Gyrocompass

SS Mariposa was an ocean liner launched in 1931, one of four ships in the Matson Lines "White Fleet", which included SS Monterey, SS Malolo, and SS Lurline. She was later renamed SS Homeric.