A guide to the President Polk (passenger vessel) logbook, 25 November - 27 December 1936
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A Guide to the President Polk (passenger vessel) logbook
HDC0141
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, National Park Service2013, National Park Service
Title: President Polk (passenger vessel) logbook
Date: 25 November - 27 December 1936
Identifier/Call Number: HDC0141 (SAFR 18080)
Physical Description:
1 item.
Repository:
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Historic Documents Department
Building E, Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123
Abstract: The President Polk (passenger vessel) logbook (SAFR 18080, HDC 141) is dated November 25 to December 27, 1936. It is the rough
log of the Dollar Steamship Company's passenger vessel PRESIDENT POLK. C.W. Hawkins was in command of voyage number forty.
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Physical Location: San Francisco Maritime NHP, Historic Documents Department
Language(s):
In English.
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Number], HDC0141 (SAFR 18080), President Polk (passenger vessel) logbook, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
SAFR-00001
This collection was transferred from Golden Gate National Recreation Area to San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park.
Historical or Biographical Note
The PRESIDENT POLK was originally the GRANITE STATE. Operated in the North Atlantic by U.S. Lines 1921-1922. Transferred to
Dollar Steamship Lines 1922 and renamed PRESIDENT POLK. Sold to Dollar Lines 1923. Served in the Round-the-World trade. Transferred
to APL 1938. Renamed PRESIDENT TAYLOR (First) in 1940. Although not listed as a troopship, she served as such briefly after
being requisitioned by the government in mid-December 1941. Grounded on a coral reef at Canton Island February 14, 1942 where
she remained, a total loss.
The President Polk (passenger vessel) logbook (SAFR 18080, HDC 141) is dated November 25 to December 27, 1936. It is the rough
log of the Dollar Steamship Company's passenger vessel PRESIDENT POLK. C.W. Hawkins was in command of voyage number forty.
The collection is fully processed and available for use without restrictions.
This is a collection of one item.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Hawkins, C.W.
Dollar Steamship Lines
President Polk (built 1920; passenger vessel)
Logbook