Hillcone Steamship Company Explained

The Hillcone Steamship Company was a United States based steamship company that operated from 1929 to 1970. It was based in San Francisco, California and was owned by businessmen Joseph J. Coney and Stanley Hiller, Sr.[1] Ships it is known to have owned include the USS William Isom (ID-1555), which it had acquired by 1931 when it was renamed the Edwin B. De Golia.[2] It also bought the USS Sangamon after she was decommissioned on October 24, 1945.[3] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: A Guide to the Joseph J. Coney Collection. oac.cdlib.org. Online Archive of California. February 2016. May 30, 2022.
  2. Book: Lloyd's Register . 1931 . Steamers & Motorships . II . E . London . Lloyd's Register . 28 November 2020.
  3. Web site: Leagle. HSC.
  4. Study of Operations of Military Sea Transportation Service, Parts 1-2, By United States. Congress. House. Merchant Marine and Fisheries, page 298, 1954
  5. News: Philadelphia Finally Gets Week of Good Shipping, For a Change. 28 May 1948 . The Seafarers Log. 30 May 2022. New York . 4 . seafarerslog.org . We sent a full crew to the SS Cornell, a T-3 tanker belonging to the Hillcone Steamship Company.

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