SS Exeter Archival Collection

 

 

Exeter (1931) American Export Lines

Built by New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, N. J. Tonnage: 9,360. Dimensions: 450' x 61'. Propulsion: Single-screw, 16 knots. Steam turbines. Masts and Funnels: Two masts and one funnel. Renamed Edward Rutledge (1941). Fate: Torpedoed and sunk near Casablanca, November 12, 1942. Sister ships: Excalibur, Excambion and Exochorda.

 

Exeter (1945) American Export Lines

Built by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp., Sparrows Point, Md. Tonnage: 9,644. Dimensions: 451' x 66' (473' o.l.). Propulsion: Single-screw, 18 knots. Steam turbines. Masts and Funnels: Two masts and one funnel. Passengers: 124 first. Ex-Shelby (1948). Sister ships: Excalibur, Excambion and Exochorda.

 

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1932-06-28 Passenger Manifest for the SS Exeter

1932-06-28 SS Exeter Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: American Export Lines
  • Class of Passengers: One
  • Date of Departure: 28 June 1932
  • Route: New York to Alexandria via Gibraltar, Marseilles, Jaffa, Haifa, Beirut, and Naples
  • Commander: Captain C.C. Decker

 

1936-03-24 Passenger Manifest for the SS Exeter

1936-03-24 SS Exeter Passenger List

  • Steamship Line: American Export Lines
  • Class of Passengers: One
  • Date of Departure: 13 April 1936
  • Route: Beirut for Boston and New York
  • Commander: Captain S. F. Ransone

 

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American Export Lines 1948 Advertisement for The New 4 Aces: SS Excalibur, SS Exochorda, SS Exeter, SS Excambion.

American Export Lines 1948 Advertisement for The New 4 Aces: SS Excalibur, SS Exochorda, SS Exeter, SS Excambion. GGA Image ID # 15f5446f12

 

Newest... Fastest... Finest American-Flag Passenger Liners in Mediterranean Service

American Export Lines planned these four attractive new liners expressly for Mediterranean travel • • • to assure utmost comfort, convenience and pleasure in an atmosphere of distinctive charm.

They provide a new concept of leisurely living at sea in keeping with modern American standards.

All staterooms are outside, amidships • • • with private bathrooms. Spacious, bright and cheerful, they are distinguished by their beauty and completeness of appointments. One class accommodations only — first class.

By day, they resemble interesting living rooms and by night are transformed for restful sleep with downy oversize beds.

Additional notable features include • • • air conditioning throughout • • • family suites • • • private veranda deck staterooms • • • outdoor tiled pool and other recreational facilities • • • service by specially trained American stewards.

★ ★ ★ ★

A sailing every other Tuesday from New York to Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria, Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Haifa, Beirut, Haifa, Alexandria, Piraeus, Naples, Leghorn, Genoa, Marseilles, Boston.

The New "4 Aces"

  • S.S. EXCALIBUR
  • S.S. EXOCHORDA
  • S.S. EXETER
  • S.S. EXCAMBION

Beautiful new replacements for our prewar liners of the same names.

 

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Front Cover and Spine, Passenger Ships of the World, Past and Present by Eugene W. Smith, 1963.

Passenger Ships of the World - 1963

Passenger Ships of the World, 1963, represents an incredible resource covering passenger ships that are Trans-Atlantic, Trans-Pacific, Trans-Pacific via Panama Canal, Latin American, Africa and the Eastern Oceans, and California-Hawaii.

 

Front Cover and Spine Plus, The Atlantic Liners 1925-70 by Frederick Earl Emmons, 1972.

The Atlantic Liners 1925-1970

THE ATLANTIC LINERS will be cherished by all the millions of Americans who love the sea. Frederick Emmons sketches the histories of every ocean liner that sailed between the United States and Europe between 1925 and 1970.

 

Front Cover, U.S. Steamships: A Picture Postcard History by Frank O. Braynard with an Introduction by Wlater Cronkite, 1991.

US Steamships: A Picture Postcard History

Over many years, Postcards were collected for the message, history, and the scene. As a result of these collecting interests, we have a valuable source of information relating to many subjects, including steamships, from a historical, technical, and artistic perspective. The Postcards in this book provide a chronological history of U.S. Steamships.

 

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