SS Santa Paula (1932)

For other ships with the same name, see SS Santa Paula.
Santa Paula, c. 1932
History
NameSS Santa Paula
OperatorGrace Line (1932-1941, 1947-1958)
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 - Seattle.
Ordered1930
BuilderFederal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Yard number122[1][2]
Laid down4 August 1931[1]
Launched11 June 1932[1]
Completed23 December 1932 (Delivery)[1]
Maiden voyage24 January 1933 arrival San Francisco[3]
Out of service1958
Identification
FateSold in 1961
NameUSAT Santa Paula
OperatorWar Shipping Administration (1941–46)
Port of registrySan Francisco, California
NameSS Acropolis
OperatorAegean Steam Navigation Co (Typaldos Line)
Acquired1961
In service1961
Out of service1966
HomeportPiraeus, Greece
IdentificationIMO number: 5002041
FateScrapped 1971, Eleusis, Greece
General characteristics [4][5][6]
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 X Babcock & Wilcox boilers furnishing steam for main engines & auxiliaries. 2 X 500 kw DC generators 1 on each main engine low pressure side, 2 X 500 kw standby generating sets
Propulsion2 X 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) 2,209
  • Cargo:
  • 250,000 cu ft (7,079.2 m3) (hold)
  • 42,000 cu ft (1,189.3 m3) (refrigerated)
Crew180 (registry)
Notes

SS Santa Paula (later SS Acropolis) was a passenger and cargo ocean liner built for the Grace Line. She was the second of four sister ships (the others being Santa Elena, Santa Lucia and Santa Rosa) ordered in 1930 from the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company of Kearny, NJ. Her regular service route included inter-coastal service between the east coast and the west coast of the US via the Caribbean and the Panama Canal. She later sailed on cruises from New York to the Caribbean and South America. She was the second of three vessels to bear the name Santa Paula for Grace Line service. (The first Grace Line Santa Paula was a 1916-built ship that was sold in 1925 and sunk in 1943.)[7]

  1. ^ a b c d Pacific American Steamship Association; Shipowners Association of the Pacific Coast (February 1933). "Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company". Pacific Marine Review. San Francisco: J.S. Hines: 58. Retrieved 27 April 2020.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Federal Shipbuilding, Kearny and Newark NJ". shipbuildinghistory.com. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  3. ^ Pacific American Steamship Association; Shipowners Association of the Pacific Coast (February 1933). "Welcome Santa Paula!". Pacific Marine Review. San Francisco: J.S. Hines: 42–43. Retrieved 27 April 2020.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ 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.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ 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.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ 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. 160–161. hdl:2027/osu.32435066706961. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Grace Line Fleet 1882–1969". TheShipsList.com. Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2012.