President Wilson (Second)
Built 1948 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Co., Alameda California. Hull No. 9510. O/N 255,039
LOA=609'5 3/4", LBP=573'0", B=75'6", D=43'6", Draft=30'2"
Displacement=23,504 LT, Deadweight=10,431 LT, Gross tonnage=15,359
Cargo capacity: 193,984 Cu Ft., Passengers: 379 first class + 200 economy, Speed=20 knots
Machinery: Twin screw, turbo electric drive, 20,000 HP. Four CE WT boilers, 625 PSI WP.
Laid down as the Navy transport ADMIRAL F.B. UPHAM but redesigned for APL passenger service long before launching. Launched as President Wilson. Sold to Oceanic Cruise Development, Inc. (C.Y. Tung group) April 27, 1973, renamed ORIENTAL EMPRESS and transferred to the Panamanian flag. After an 8 1/2 year lay up in Hong Kong sold for scrap. Broken up at Kaohsiung, Taiwan in 1984.