Oceanic Steamship Company Fleet List
Fleet List of the Oceanic Steamship Company Showing Ownership, Nationality, Name of Ship, Year Placed in Service, and Gross Tonnage. Gross tonnage equals cubic feet of all enclosed space divided by 100. Notations Regarding the Ship (if any), Such as Previous Name or Renaming, are shown after the Gross Tonnage.
OCEANIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY
(United States)
The Oceanic Steamship Company, also known as the Spreckles Line, was established in 1878. Service was provided between San Francisco and Sydney, Australia, via Honolulu. The Matson Navigation Company acquired control of the line in 1926. However, the Matson Line continued operating the company as a subsidiary under its original name. Included, also, are the Matson Line ships built for this particular service.
- Alameda (1883) 3,158
- Australia (1875) 2,755
- Mariposa (1883) 3,158
- Mariposa (1932) 18,017
- Mariposa (1953) 14,812
- Monterey (1932) 18,017
- Monterey (1952) 14,799
- Sierra (1900) 6,135
- Sonoma (1901) 6,279
- Ventura (1900) 2,282
- Zealandia (1875) 2,489
Smith, Eugene W., Passenger Ships of the World: Past and Present, Boston: George H. Dean Company, 1963.
