A guide to the Flying Cloud (built 1939; freighter) correspondence, 1940

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A Guide to the Flying Cloud (built 1939; freighter) correspondence

HDC1285

San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, National Park Service
2013, National Park Service

Title: Flying Cloud (built 1939; freighter) correspondence
Date: 1940
Identifier/Call Number: HDC1285 (SAFR 23830)
Creator: Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company (Kearny, New Jersey)
Physical Description: 1 item.
Repository: San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Historic Documents Department
Building E, Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123
Abstract: Flying Cloud (built 1939; freighter) correspondence, 1940 (SAFR 23830, HDC 1285) consists of 1 letter about the operation of the vessel. The collection has been processed to the item unit level and is open for use without restrictions.
Physical Location: San Francisco Maritime NHP, Historic Documents Department
Language(s): In English.

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Preferred Citation

[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item Number], HDC1285 (SAFR 23830), Flying Cloud (built 1939; freighter) correspondence, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

Acquisition Information

SAFR-02211
Field collection

Historical or Biographical Note

The Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, a subsidiary of U.S. Steel was located in Kearny, New Jersey and played a key role in supplying ships for World War I and World War II. The shipyard was active from 1917 to 1949. Source: http://destroyerhistory.org/destroyers/federal/ (last accessed 07/22/2013). Flying Cloud was owned by the U.S. Maritime Commission.

Collection Scope and Content

Flying Cloud (built 1939; freighter) correspondence, 1940 (SAFR 23830, HDC 1285) consists of 1 letter about the operation of the vessel. The collection has been processed to the item unit level and is open for use without restrictions.
The letter, dated January 1, 1940, is a report from the guarantee engineer aboard S.S. Flying Cloud to W.W. Smith, chief engineer, Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company about the mechanical operation of the vessel from Rio de Janeiro to Buenos Aires and back to New York during November and December of 1939. 3pp.

Collection Arrangement

This collection has a single item.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Freighters
Marine engines
Flying Cloud (built 1939; freighter)
Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Correspondence
Ships--Maintenance and repair