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American Foreign Steamship Corporation

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American Foreign Steamship Corporation
IndustryTransportation and shipping
Founded1932 (1932) in New York City, New York
Key people
  • Ira L. Rosenson
  • Sophia Pruss
  • Elias Katz
  • Morris Ginsberg

American Foreign Steamship Corporation was founded in Brooklyn, New York City, in 1932 by Ira L. Rosenson, Sophia Pruss and Elias Katz. Rosenson was an attorney and the major shareholder in the firm. American Foreign Steamship Corporation purchased a 5,570-ton cargo ship SS Eastern Glen from the American South African Line in 1933. American Foreign Steamship Corporation named the ship the SS American Oriole. The ship was built by Kabushiki Kaisha Uchida Zosengo company of Yokohama, Japan, in 1920. The ship was a United States Shipping Board ship. The next two ships purchased was the SS Liberty Glo and SS Wildwood, these were Hog Islanders type ships. The two ships were purchased from the South Atlantic Steamship Company. In 1938 another Hog Islanders ship was purchased the, SS Magmeric, renamed the SS American Robin. The American Oriole was sold to England in 1940 to help with the World War II efforts. She was renamed the SS Barberrys, but on November 26, 1942, she was sunk by a torpedoed from German submarine U-663 off of St. John's, Newfoundland.[1]

World War II

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American Foreign Steamship Corporation fleet of ships were used to help the World War II effort. During World War II American Foreign Steamship Corporation operated merchant navy ships for the United States Shipping Board. During World War II American Foreign Steamship Corporation was active with charter shipping with the Maritime Commission and War Shipping Administration. American Foreign Steamship Corporation operated Liberty ships and Victory ships for the merchant navy. The ship was run by its American Foreign Steamship Corporation crew and the US Navy supplied United States Navy Armed Guards to man the deck guns and radio.[2][3][4]

Ships

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American Foreign Steamship Corporation's ship SS American Oriole, a type C3-S-A2 ship

Ships owned:

A Victory ship of World War II
Liberty ship of World War II

See also

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References

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  2. ^ "Sea Lane Vigilantes". www.armed-guard.com.
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