USAT Etolin
From Our Contribution
Revision as of 00:47, 11 May 2019 by Linton (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Infobox | name = USAT Etolin | title = | above = | subheader = | image = File:USAT_Etolin.jpg | caption = USAT Etoli...")
 USAT Etolin entering New York with troops 1919 while named USS Matsonia | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | USAT Etolin |
| Builder/Built | 1913 Newport News Ship Building Company |
| Type | Passenger Liner |
| Displacement | 16,800 tons |
| Speed | 17 knots |
Remarks
Built as a Passenger Liner she was originally named the SS Matsonia, and served during WW1 (1918-19) as a troopship with that name under the control of the US Navy. She made 6 trips to Europe from the US before the Armistice, and after the Armistice made 8 journeys returning US troops to America. Decommissioned in September 1919, she was returned to her owners. In march 1937 she was sold to Alaskan interests and renamed Etolin. Pressed into service again during WW2 (1940 - 46) when she was chartered by the Army as a Troop Transport.
From July 1943 until the end of the war she operated in the Pacific theatre. Turned over to the War Shipping Administration in April 1946, and layed up in the James River, she was scrapped at Baltimore in 1957.