To Hamburg-American Line.


This group of 7 ships built 1927-30 comprised of 5 motorships (San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland and
Oakland) and 2 steamers (Tacoma and Vancouver), all otherwise very similar. They ranged from 6,567 to 8,269 grt
and were roughly 450 ft. long. All motorships were sunk during WW2, though the Oakland was later salvaged and
served as the Alain L.D. of Louis Dreyfuss until 1964. Sold to Greece, she was broken up in 1968.

Both steamers also survived WW2. The Vancouver was seized by the Netherlands in 1940, renamed Curaçao. She
was sold to Holland-America Line in 1946, becoming the Duivendijk (changed to Duivendyk in 1953) and serving
the line until scrapped in 1959. The one that survived the longest was the Tacoma. She was in South America at the
outbreak of WW2 and was seized by the Government of Uruguay in 1942. Sailing until 1969, she then became a
prison at Montevideo and finally broken up in 1986.

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This page last updated June 14, 2023.