A guide to the Alcoa Steamship Company records, 1952-1983
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A Guide to the Alcoa Steamship Company records
HDC0353
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, National Park Service2015, National Park Service
Title: Alcoa Steamship Company records
Date: 1952-1983
Date (bulk): 1952-1963
Identifier/Call Number: HDC0353 (SAFR 17502)
Creator:
Unknown
Physical Description:
7 items.
Repository:
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Historic Documents Department
Building E, Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123
Abstract: Alcoa Steamship Company records (SAFR 17502, HDC 353) contains five deck log books of the ALCOA PIONEER (built 1941, freighter)
dating between 1952 to 1963; one engine log from ALCOA PEGASUS (freighter) dating from 1961; and one promotional brochure
for the Alcoa Steamship Company from 1983. The collection is available for research use without restriction.
Physical Location: San Francisco Maritime NHP, Historic Documents Department
Language(s):
In English.
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This collection was transferred from Golden Gate National Recreation Area to San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park.
Historical or Biographical Note
This finding aid does not have an agency history, biography, or historical note.
Alcoa Steamship Company records (SAFR 17502, HDC 353) contains five deck log books of the ALCOA PIONEER (built 1941, freighter)
dating between 1952 to 1963; one engine log from ALCOA PEGASUS (freighter) dating from 1961; and one promotional brochure
for the Alcoa Steamship Company from 1983. The collection is available for research use without restriction.
Deck log book from ALCOA PIONEER (built 1941, freighter) voyage number 71 (September 23, 1952-November 2, 1952). Voyage from
Mobile, Alabama, stopping at several East Coast ports, to the Caribbean and return. Commanded by Joseph J. O'Keefe. Contains
a crew list.
Deck log book from ALCOA PIONEER (built 1941, freighter) voyage number 166 (June 25, 1962-July 27, 1962). Voyage from Pacific
Northwest ports to East Coast ports, ending in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Commanded by S.T. Sorensen. Contains a crew list.
Three deck log books from ALCOA PIONEER (built 1941, freighter) voyage number 168 (November 22, 1962-March 17, 1963). Voyage
from New York to East Asia (Japan and Korea) via the U.S. West Coast (San Francisco and Oakland) and Hawaii, and return trip
(ending in Houston, Texas). Commanded by S.T. Sorensen. Contains a crew list.
Engine department log book from ALCOA PEGASUS (freighter) voyage number 131 (part 2), from September 8, 1961-November 19,
1961, and voyage 132 from November 19, 1961-December 9, 1961.
Arranged by vessel and voyage year.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Steamboat lines
Crew lists
Freighters
Alcoa Steamship Company
Logbooks
Brochures