Other name(s): Cynthia Olson
Ship owner: Matson Nav. Co.; Oliver J. Olson Lumber Co.; Pillsbury & Curtis; U.S.S.B.
Ship builder: Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co., Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Engine builder: Manitowoc Ship Building Co.
Year ship built: 1919
Year engine built: 1919
Final disposition: Lost by enemy action, North Pacific, 12/7/41.
Notes:
Launched November 30, 1918.
First American ship lost by enemy action in WWII. Twenty-five lives lost.
Remarks:
b) Cynthia Olson (1940)
Owners:
1) U. S.S.B.
2) Pillsbury & Curtis (1925)
3) Matson Nav. Co. (1935)
4) Oliver J. Olson Lumber Co. (1940) (Last owner.)
Registry number: US.217871
Hull number: 100
Vessel type: Laker
Height: 20.1
Width: 43.7
Length: 250.5
Gross tonnage: 2153
Net tonnage: 1280
Materials: Steel
Engine type: Triple Expansion