Interocean Shipping Company Explained

Interocean Shipping Company
Foundation:	San Francisco, California, United States
Fate:	Closed
Defunct:	1986
Industry:	Shipping
Key People:	Steven Moodie
Parent:	Bethlehem Steel

Interocean Shipping Company, Interocean Steamship Company of San Francisco was a subsidiary of the Bethlehem Steel Company founded in the late 1930s and closed in 1986.^{[1] [2] [3]}

During World War II Interocean Shipping Company operated Merchant navy ships for the United States Shipping Board. During World War II Interocean Shipping Company was active with charter shipping with the Maritime Commission and War Shipping Administration.Interocean Shipping Company operated Liberty ships and Victory ships for the merchant navy. The ship was run by its Interocean Shipping Company crew and the US Navy supplied United States Navy Armed Guards to man the deck guns and radio.

Ships

• Ships:
• Partial list as most ships were charted and not owned by Interocean:^{[4] [5]}
• Oswego Reliance, a tanker^[6]
• James E. Davidson, a cargo ship ^{[7] [8] [9] [10]}
• SS Cosmic, a 745-foot cargo ship (charted not owned)

1930s charted:

• Hanley (US) ^[11]
• Brimanger (Norway)^[12]
• Taranger (Norway) ^[13]
• Heranger (Norway)^[14]
• Villanger (Norway)^[15]
• Trondanger (Norway)^[16]
• Berganger (Norway) ^[17]
• Moldanger (Norway)^[18]
• Hindanger (Norway)^[19]
• Interocean operated World War 2 ships:
  • World War 2 Victory ships:^[20] '^{[21] [22]}
  • World War 2 chartered ships:
• SS Augustana Victory^[23]
• Denison Victory^[24]
• Bowdoin Victory^[1]
• SS Notre Dame Victory^[20]
• Wabash Victory^[25]
  • World War 2 operated Liberty ships:
• SS Elwood Mead
• Ben B. Lindsey^[5]
• Edward P. Alexander^[26]
• Alfred C. True ^[4]
• Anna H. Branch^[4]
• Keith Vawter ^[27]
• James A. Drain^[22]
• James L. Ackerson^[22]
• Isaac I. Stevens ^[28]
• SS Lewis L. Dyche^[29]
• Mello Franco^[21]

See also

• Calmar Steamship Company
• Ore Steamship Company
• Bethlehem Transportation Corporation
• World War II United States Merchant Navy

Notes and References

1. Web site: vicshipsB. www.mariners-l.co.uk.
2. Web site: House Flags of U.S. Shipping Companies: C. www.crwflags.com.
3. https://magazines.marinelink.com/Magazines/MaritimeReporter/198101/content/president-director-interocean-205934 marinelink, Steven Moodie
4. Web site: LibshipsA. www.mariners-l.co.uk.
5. Web site: LibshipsB. www.mariners-l.co.uk.
6. Web site: Oswego Reliance. Ships Nostalgia. 26 May 2020 .
7. Web site: [Str. James E. Davidson, before the launch]]. Library of Congress.
8. Web site: Davidson, James E. - Great Lakes Vessel HistoryGreat Lakes Vessel History. www.greatlakesvesselhistory.com.
9. Web site: LibshipsA. www.mariners-l.co.uk.
10. Web site: LibshipsB. www.mariners-l.co.uk.
11. Web site: Weyerhauser Mill with the S. S. Hanley and the U. S. battleship Idaho in the background, Everett, approximately 1929. digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu.
12. Web site: M/S Brimanger - Norwegian Merchant Fleet 1939-1945. www.warsailors.com.
13. Web site: M/S Taranger - Norwegian Merchant Fleet 1939-1945. www.warsailors.com.
14. Web site: M/S Heranger - Norwegian Merchant Fleet 1939-1945. www.warsailors.com.
15. Web site: M/S Villanger - Norwegian Merchant Fleet 1939-1945. www.warsailors.com.
16. Web site: M/S Trondanger - Norwegian Merchant Fleet 1939-1945. www.warsailors.com.
17. Web site: M/S Berganger - Norwegian Merchant Fleet 1939-1945. www.warsailors.com.
18. Web site: M/S Moldanger - Norwegian Merchant Fleet 1939-1945. www.warsailors.com.
19. Web site: M/S Hindanger- Norwegian Merchant Fleet 1939-1945. www.warsailors.com.
20. Web site: vicshipsN. www.mariners-l.co.uk.
21. Web site: LibShipsM. www.mariners-l.co.uk.
22. Web site: LibShipsJ. www.mariners-l.co.uk.
23. Web site: vicshipsA. www.mariners-l.co.uk.
24. Web site: World War 2 Victory Ships - D - E. www.mariners-l.co.uk.
25. Web site: vicshipsT. www.mariners-l.co.uk.
26. Web site: LibShipsE. www.mariners-l.co.uk.
27. Web site: LibShipsK. www.mariners-l.co.uk.
28. Web site: LibShipsI. www.mariners-l.co.uk.
29. Web site: LibShipsL. www.mariners-l.co.uk.