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The Cabo de Hornos and Cabo de Buena Esperanza (12,597/12,594 grt, 535 ft. long) were built in 1920-22
along with several other ships of the U.S. Shipping Board's 535 ft. class. They were originally managed by Pacific Mail Line
as the Empire State and Hoosier State respectively, but were renamed President Wilson and President Lincoln in 1922.
Both ships were bought from the Shipping Board by the Dollar Line in 1925, when Dollar took over Pacific Mail's name and goodwill.
The Dollar Line was taken over by the U.S. Government in 1938 and operated as American President Lines from then on.
In 1940, the two ships were acquired by Ybarra. They operated on the Mediterranean-La Plata service until broken up in the late 1950s.
From a 1950s Ybarra y Cía promotional brochure (see below).
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This page last updated August 23, 2006.
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