Wolverine State (built 1921; passenger vessel) at Moore Shipbuilding, Oakland, CA, for repairs, 1921 Jun 06

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Wolverine State (built 1921; passenger vessel) at Moore Shipbuilding, Oakland, CA, for repairs, 1921 Jun 06

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Originally WOLVERINE STATE. Renamed PRESIDENT HARRISON 1922 and operated for the U.S. Shipping Board in U.S. Pacific coast/East coast of South America trade. Transferred to Dollar Steamship Lines 1923. Inaugurated first Round-the-World service for Dollar Lines January 5, 1924. Sold to Dollar Lines 1926. Transferred to APL 1938. In December 1941 HARRISON was chartered by the government to remove elements of the 4th Marines and Navy personnel from Shanghai. While on her way to Chinwangtao to embark other Marines she was captured by the Japanese off the Yangtze River, December 9, 1941. Renamed KAKKO MARU and later again renamed KACHIDOKI MARU. Sunk while carrying 750 Allied prisoners of war by U.S. submarine U.S.S. PAMPANITO (now at the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park in San Francisco) east of Formosa (Taiwan) September 12, 1944. U.S. SHIPPING BOARD PASSENGER STR. "WOLVERINE STATE," (L. 520' 0" X B. 62' 0" X DRAFT 32' 3" X 13,100 D.W.T.). ON DOCK FOR REPAIRS. NOTE TRACK CONVENIENCES FOR CRANES TO HANDLE STERN END WORK. MOORE SHIPBUILDING COMPANY, OAKLAND, CAL., JUNE 6, 1921.

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