American Flag Ships in 1914
American Flag ships in foreign trade or trade with U.S. possessions and territories [including Alaska and Hawaii] as of June 30, 1914. There are 116 ships on this official U.S. government list prepared by the U.S. Maritime Commission.

If a ship is not on this list, but was an ocean-going ship, it was probably engaged only in coastwise voyages, for example, New York to New Orleans, or Seattle to Los Angeles.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M
N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Name of Ship Name of Line Type Tonnage
Acapulco Pacific Mail S. S. Company Passenger 2,572
Admiral Evans Alaska Pacific Steamship Company Passenger 2,104
Admiral Sampson Alaska Pacific Steamship Company Passenger 2,104
Admiral Watson Alaska Pacific Steamship Company Passenger 1,955
Admiral Dewey United Fruit Company (owned by Alaska S. S. Company) Passenger 2,104
Admiral Schley United Fruit Company (owned by Alaska S. S. Company) Passenger 2,104
Advance Panama Rail Road Co. (Panama Rail Road S.S. Line) Passenger 2,604
Alameda Alaska Steamship Company Passenger 3,158
Alaskan American-Hawaiian Steamship Co Freighter 8,672
Algonquin Clyde S. S. Company (Clyde Line) Passenger 2,883
Alliance Panama Rail Road Co. (Panama Rail Road S.S. Line) Passenger 3,905
American American-Hawaiian Steamship Co Freighter 5,591
Ancon Panama Rail Road Co. (Panama Rail Road S.S. Line) Passenger 9,606
Arizonan American-Hawaiian Steamship Co Freighter 8,672
Aztec Pacific Mail S. S. Company Passenger 3,508

Berwind New York & Porto Rico S. S. Company Freighter 2,589

Californian American-Hawaiian Steamship Co Freighter 5,707
Caracas Atlantic & Caribbean Steam Navigation Co. (Red "D" Line) Passenger 2,886
Carolyn A. H. Bull & Co. Freighter 3,140
China Pacific Mail S. S. Company Passenger 5,060
City of Para Pacific Mail S. S. Company Passenger 3,522
City of Sydney Pacific Mail S. S. Company Passenger 3,016
Coamo New York & Porto Rico S. S. Company Freighter 4,384
Colon Panama Rail Road Co. (Panama Rail Road S.S. Line) Passenger 5,667
Columbian American-Hawaiian Steamship Co Freighter 8,580
Congress (Emma Alexander) Pacific Coast S. S. Company Passenger 7,980
Cordova Alaska Steamship Company Passenger 2,273
Corozal New York & Porto Rico S. S. Company Freighter 3,500
Cristobal Panama Rail Road Co. (Panama Rail Road S.S. Line) Passenger 9,606

Dakotan American-Hawaiian Steamship Co. Freighter 6,655

El Mar Southern Pacific S.S. Company Freighter 3,531
Enterprise Matson Navigation Company Passenger 2,665
Esperanza New York & Cuba Mail S. S. Company Passenger 4,702
Eureka Pacific Coast S. S. Company Freighter 2,122
Evelyn A. H. Bull & Co. Freighter 3,140
Excelsior Southern Pacific S.S. Company Passenger 3,542

Finland Red Star Line (owned by American Line) Passenger 12,185

Georgian American-Hawaiian Steamship Co Freighter 8,606
Governor Cobb Eastern S. S. Company Passenger 2,522

Havana New York & Cuba Mail S. S. Company Passenger 6,891
Hawaiian American-Hawaiian Steamship Co Freighter 5,597
Hilonian Matson Navigation Company Freighter 2,921
Hilton A. H. Bull & Co. Freighter 3,102
Honolulan American-Hawaiian Steamship Co Freighter 7,059
Hyades Matson Navigation Company Freighter 3,753

Ilivette Peninsular & Occidental S.S. Company Passenger 1,678
Iroquois Clyde S. S. Company (Clyde Line) Passenger 3,602
Isabela New York & Porto Rico S. S. Company Freighter 3,063
Isthmian American-Hawaiian Steamship Co Freighter 5,404

Kansan American-Hawaiian Steamship Co Freighter 7,913
Kentuckian American-Hawaiian Steamship Co Freighter 6,606
Korea Pacific Mail S. S. Company Passenger 11,276
Kroonland Red Star Line (Owned By American Line) Passenger 12,185

Lorenzo New York & Porto Rico S. S. Company Freighter 3,063
Lurline Matson Navigation Company Passenger 5,928

Manchuria Pacific Mail S. S. Company Passenger 13,638
Manoa Matson Navigation Company Paseenger 9,728
Maracaibo Atlantic & Caribbean Steam Navigation Co. (Red "D" Line) Passenger 1,771
Mariposa Alaska Steamship Company Passenger 3,158
Massapiqua New York & Porto Rico S. S. Company Freighter 3,193
Matanzas New York & Cuba Mail S. S. Company Freighter 3,094
Matsonia Matson Navigation Company Passenger 9,728
Meteor Pacific Coast S. S. Company Freighter 2,301
Mexican American-Hawaiian Steamship Co Freighter 8,580
Mexico New York & Cuba Mail S. S. Company Passenger 6,207
Minnesota Great Northern S. S. Company Passenger 20,718
Minnesotan American-Hawaiian Steamship Co Freighter 6,655
Missourian American-Hawaiian Steamship Co Freighter 7,914
Mongolia Pacific Mail S. S. Company Passenger 13,639
Montanan American-Hawaiian Steamship Co Freighter 6,655
Monterey New York & Cuba Mail S. S. Company Passenger 4,702
Montoso New York & Porto Rico S. S. Company Freighter 3,500
Morro Castle New York & Cuba Mail S. S. Company Passenger 6,004

Nebraskan American-Hawaiian Steamship Co Freighter 4,409
Nevadan American-Hawaiian Steamship Co Freighter 4,409
New York American Line Passenger 10,798
Newport Pacific Mail S. S. Company Passenger 2,735
Northwestern Alaska Steamship Company Passenger 3,496

Olivette Peninsular & Occidental S. S. Company Passenger 1,678
Oregonian American-Hawaiian Steamship Co Freighter 5,598

Panama Panama Rail Road Co. (Panama Rail Road S.S. Line) Passenger 5,667
Panaman American-Hawaiian Steamship Co Freighter 6,650
Pathfinder New York & Porto Rico S. S. Company Freighter 2,792
Pennsylvania Pacific Mail S. S. Company Passenger 3,343
Pennsylvanian American-Hawaiian Steamship Co Freighter 6,655
Peru Pacific Mail S. S. Company Passenger 3,528
Philadelphia American Line Passenger 10,786
Philadelphia Atlantic & Caribbean Steam Navigation Co. (Red "D" Line) Passenger 2,520
Ponce New York & Porto Rico S. S. Company Freighter 3,503

Ruth A. H. Bull & Co. Freighter 3,102

San Jose Pacific Mail S. S. Company Passenger 2,080
San Juan New York & Porto Rico S. S. Company Passenger 3,503
San Juan Pacific Mail S. S. Company Passenger 2,075
Santa Catalina Atlantic & Pacific Steamship Company (W.R. Grace & Co.) Freighter 6,310
Santa Cecilia Atlantic & Pacific Steamship Company (W.R. Grace & Co.) Freighter 6,310
Santa Clara Atlantic & Pacific Steamship Company (W.R. Grace & Co.) Freighter 6,310
Santa Cruz Atlantic & Pacific Steamship Company (W.R. Grace & Co.) Freighter 5,081
Santurce New York & Porto Rico S. S. Company Freighter 1,836
Saratoga New York & Cuba Mail S. S. Company Passenger 6,391
Seguaranca New York & Cuba Mail S. S. Company Passenger 4,033
Seminole Clyde S. S. Company (Clyde Line) Passenger 2,557
Senator Pacific Coast S. S. Company Passenger 2,410
Seward Alaska Steamship Company Passenger 3,390
Siberia Pacific Mail S. S. Company Passenger 11,284
Sierra Oceanic S. S. Company Passenger 5,989
Sonoma Oceanic S. S. Company Passenger 6,253
St. Louis American Line Passenger 11,629
St. Paul American Line Passenger 11,629

Texan American-Hawaiian Steamship Co Freighter  8,615

Ventura Oceanic S. S. Company Passenger 6,253
Victoria Alaska Steamship Company Passenger 3,502
Vigilancia New York & Cuba Mail S. S. Company Passenger 4,115
Virginian American-Hawaiian Steamship Co Freighter 7,914

Washingtonian American-Hawaiian Steamship Co Freighter 6,656
Wilhelmina A. H. Bull & Co. Freighter 1,696
Wilhelmina Matson Navigation Company Passenger 6,975

Zulia Atlantic & Caribbean Steam Navigation Co. (Red "D" Line) Passenger 1,713

Source:
American Flag Services in foreign trade and with United States possessions as of April 1, 1939, U.S. Maritime Commission, Report No. 1500-8-A, Washington, D.C., U.S. Government Printing Office, 1940

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