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Banana Boats index The Fleets
United Fruit Company
 The company owes it's existence to a Captain Baker who transported
a group of miners to Venezuela from Boston in 1870 on his auxiliary schooner
TELEGRAPH and put into Port Morant, Jamaica on
his homeward voyage to find a cargo to pay his expenses on the northbound
trip. He bought 160 stems of unripe bananas there for $40 which he sold
in Jersey City for $320. The following year he returned to Jamaica and
commenced shipping bananas to Boston. He gradually purchased more and
larger schooners and also purchased banana plantations in Jamaica. A working
arrangement was agreed with Atlas SS Co, Liverpool until 1901 when it
was bought out by Hamburg America Line. In 1884 Baker with J. H. Freeman
and A. Preston formed the Boston Fruit Co and purchased their own steamship
and in 1889 sold their remaining schooners. Boston Fruit Co. merged with
leading operators in the fruit trade in 1899 to form the United Fruit
Company of New Jersey. The company continued to expand into Caribbean
and Central American territories and to absorb competing companies. They
purchased a half share in Standard Fruit
Co in 1906, but became a target of anti-trust laws and was forced
to sell it in 1908. In 1909 they also sold their shares in the Atlantic
Fruit Co and was ordered to divest itself of all shares in the Bluefields
SS Co. By 1910 UFC had gained a controlling interest in the British owned
Elders & Fyffes Co and ships were regularly transferred between the two
fleets. United Fruit merged with Cuyamel
Fruit Co in 1929. In 1970 United Fruit Co was absorbed into United
Brands and subsequently divested itself of it's American flagged ships.
All ships owned by the firm were then registered under the Honduran flag
under the ownership of Empresa Hondurena de Vapores, Tela, Honduras. United
Brands was taken over by Chiquita Brands International, Cincinnati in
the 1980s and owns the largest fleet of banana boats in the world, but
none of them now sail under the US flag.
The fleet list contains passenger and freight vessels owned
by the United Fruit Company through it's directly operated American, British,
Dutch, Honduran and Panamanian shipping companies, plus time chartered
ships - Norwegian, British, German and Danish. It does not include Elders
& Fyffes ships which did not work directly under United Fruit Co. (See
Elders & Fyffes) For
a history of the United Fruit Company, see http://www.unitedfruit.org/
Many thanks to Ted Finch for his assistance in collecting this data.
The following list was extracted from various sources. This is not an
all inclusive list but should only be used as a guide. If you would like
to know more about a vessel, visit the Ship
Descriptions (onsite) or Immigrant
Ship web site.
ASSOCIATED FOREIGN FLAG COMPANIES
| Dutch |
Koninklijke West Indische Maildienst. |
| |
Caraibische Scheepvaart Maats (van Nievelt & Goudriaan & Co.) |
| British |
Unifruitco |
| |
Tropical Fruit Co. |
| |
Atlas S.S.Co. |
| Honduran |
Empresa Hondurena de Vapores. |
| Panamanian |
Balboa S.S.Co. |
Routes: U.S. East coast and
New Orleans and Gulf ports to the Carribean, Central America
and Colombia.
Funnel:
Buff funnel with broad red band below black top. Red band contains
large white diamond.
Fleet: |
 |
| Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
| Abangarez |
1909 |
UK flag, 1914 transferred to US flag,
1934 reduced to freighter, 1947 scrapped. |
4,954 |
| Admiral Dewey |
1898 |
chartered from American
Mail SS Co, 1913 sold to Pacific SS Co. |
2,104 |
| Admiral Farragut |
1898 |
chartered from American Mail SS Co,
1913 sold to Pacific SS Co. |
2,134 |
| Admiral Sampson |
1898 |
chartered from American Mail SS Co,
1909 sold to Pacific SS Co. |
2,104 |
| Admiral Schley |
1898 |
chartered from American Mail SS Co,
1913 sold to Pacific SS Co. |
2,104 |
| Agnella |
1908 |
Norwegian, 1910 chartered for New Orleans
- Livingstone - Puerto Cortez route, 1916 out of banana trade renamed
Sollund. |
904 |
| Alene |
1880 |
Atlas SS Co, Liverpool, 1901 taken over
by HAPAG,
1906 sold to W. A. Powell, Belize renamed Orleanian, 1912 sold to
Tropical Fruit Co, Glasgow (UFC), 1914 transferred to US flag, 1915
sold to R. Lawrence Smith, NY. |
2,104 |
| Alfred Dumois |
1890 |
Norwegian, chartered, 1915 off charter
renamed Graafjeld. |
737 |
| Alice |
1890 |
ex- Leon, Norwegian,
1906-1911 chartered by UFC |
764 |
| Almirante (1) |
1909 |
UK flag, 1914 US flag, 1918 sunk in
collision with USS HISCO off Atlantic City. |
5,000 |
| Almirante (2) |
1954 |
Honduras flag, 1958 Panama flag - no
later info.
|
3,677 |
| Amelia |
1906 |
UK flag, 1906 chartered to Atlantic
Fruit Co, 1916 sold to Great Lakes Transportation Co, 1919 sold
to Atlantic
Fruit Co, 1929 renamed Yumuri, 1932 sunk at Alvaro Obregon, Mexico. |
1,271 |
| American |
1890 |
ex- America, Norwegian, chartered by
UFC, 1912 sold to American SS Co, Montego Bay, Jamaica renamed
American, 1934
scrapped. |
897 |
| Anchor Bend |
1945 |
1945 chartered from American Export
Lines, 1956 sold to Brazil renamed Rio Jequitinhonha. |
3,807 |
| Anderson |
1925 |
Norwegian, chartered 1925-1930. |
1,694 |
| Andrew W. Preston |
1944 |
War Shipping Administration, allocated
to UFC, 1951 renamed Northport, 1957 sold to Liberia renamed Abalone. |
7,258 |
| Annetta |
1906 |
UK flag, 1916 sold to Great Lakes Transportation
Co, 1919 sold to Atlantic Fruit
Co, 1930 sold to Newbolt, NY. |
1,271 |
| Anselm |
1883 |
built for Booth
Line, 1898 to Macheca Bros., 1901 purchased by UFC, 1903 to Belize
Mail & Transport Co, 1908 scrapped after stranding at Puerto Cortez,
Honduras. |
1,562 |
| Antigua |
1932 |
1942 requisitioned by War Shipping Admin,.1946
returned to UFC, 1953 converted to cargo ship, 1958 sold to Sweden
renamed Tortuga. |
6,982 |
| Appomattox |
1893 |
built for Chesapeake & Ohio SS Co, 1902
sold to Elders & Fyffes
Co, occasional work for UFC until 1910 when sold to Turkey. |
3,338 |
| Aragon |
1954 |
Honduras flag, 1958 Panama flag. 1994
still in service. |
1,893 |
| Argual |
1927 |
1934 transferred from Elders
& Fyffes Co, postwar transferred to Honduran flag, 1954 scrapped. |
2,690 |
| Atenas (1) |
1909 |
UK flag, 1914 Atenas SS Co (US flag),
1922 UFC, 1936 converted to cargo ship, 1949 scrapped. |
4,961 |
| Atenas (2) |
1955 |
Honduras flag, 1958 Panama flag, 1993
still in service. |
3,677 |
| Atlas |
1904 |
Norwegian, 1904-1915 chartered by UFC. |
989 |
| Aztec |
1929 |
1929 acquired in
UFC merger with Cuyamel, Honduras flag.
1931 transferred to Elders
& Fyffes, 1937 sold to Denmark renamed Peter
Lassen, 1940 reverted to UFC renamed Aztec, Honduras flag, 1961
scrapped |
5,527 |
| Baja California |
1914 |
Norwegian, 1921 purchased by Cuyamel
Fruit, 1929 acquired by UFC Honduran flag, 1942 torpedoed and
sunk. |
1,648 |
| Baker |
1903 |
German, 1905 chartered to UFC, 1908
wrecked on Colorado Reef. |
1,930 |
| Banan (1) |
1888 |
Norwegian, chartered to UFC. |
979 |
| Banan (2) |
1913 |
Norwegian, chartered to UFC, 1932 laid
up, 1936 sold to Raphel Line, USA renamed Edward M. Raphel. |
1,620 |
| Banes |
1890 |
Norwegian, 1905 sold to Panama and chartered
to Atlantic Fruit Co, later UFC, 1912 lost. |
765 |
| Barnstable |
1894 |
owned by King Line (UK), chartered
to Boston Fruit, later UFC, 1913 scrapped. |
? |
| Barranca |
1906 |
Elders
& Fyffes Co, occasional work for UFC before 1910. |
4,124 |
| Beacon |
1902 |
Norwegian, 1902-1915 charter to UFC. |
1,126 |
| Beatrice |
1903 |
Norwegian, 1903-1915 charter to UFC. |
1,054 |
| Belita |
1903 |
Norwegian, 1903-1917 charter to UFC. |
1,061 |
| Belize |
1903 |
Norwegian, 1903-1915 charter to UFC. |
1,002 |
| Bella |
1906 |
UK flag, 1916 sold to Great Lakes Transportation
Co. |
781 |
| Bellaventure |
1909 |
registered at St. John's NF, chartered
to UFC, 1942 to USSR renamed Alexander Sibiryakov. |
1,132 |
| Belvernon |
1897 |
Norwegian, chartered to UFC, 1922 returned
to owner, sold and renamed Uribe. |
1,092 |
| Belvidere |
1896 |
UK flag, 1896 wrecked Cuba. |
1000(?) |
| Bernard |
1870 |
Booth SS Co
(UK), 1889 purchased by Baltimore Fruit Co, 1893 purchased by Boston
Fruit Co, 1897 wrecked Jamaica. |
908 |
| Beverley |
1897 |
owned by R & C. Allen, UK, chartered
by Boston Fruit Co, later UFC, 1905 sold to Atlantic & Plant SS Co,
Canada, renamed A.W. Perry. 1915 wrecked Halifax. |
1000(?) |
| Biran |
1918 |
1918 requisitioned by US Shipping Board,
1923 laid up, 1924 sold to A. H. Bull & Co, NY renamed Dorothy. |
2,873 |
| Bluefields (1) |
1865 |
owned by Baltimore Fruit Co, 1910 fate
unknown. |
737 |
| Bluefields (2) |
1905 |
Norwegian, chartered to UFC until 1916. |
1,002 |
| Bonaventure |
1909 |
registered at St. John's NF, chartered
to UFC, 1942 to USSR renamed Vladimir Rusanov. |
1,132 |
| Bound Brook |
1903 |
German, chartered to UFC, 1911 sold
to Norway. |
1,515 |
| Bowden (1) |
1886 |
ex- Marmion,
1898 to Massachusetts renamed Bay State. |
777 |
| Bowden (2) |
1912 |
Norwegian, chartered to UFC until 1930. |
1,255 |
| Box Hill |
1952 |
ex- Leon rebuilt
to 3350 tons. |
2,977 |
| Bradford |
1904 |
German, chartered to UFC, 1911 renamed
Hanna and sold to Turkey, renamed Derna. |
1,930 |
| Breakwater |
1880 |
1905 owned by Spreckels Line, San Francisco. |
1,065 |
| Brewster |
1903 |
German, chartered to UFC, 1909 lost
on Diamond Shoals, Cape Hatteras. |
1,517 |
| Brighton |
1902 |
Norwegian, chartered to UFC, 1932 scrapped. |
1,129 |
| Brookline |
1894 |
owned by King Line, UK, chartered
to Boston Fruit Co, later UFC, 1913 scrapped. |
1000(?) |
| Buckman |
1901 |
1905 sold to Alaska Pacific SS Co. |
2,009 |
| Burstad |
1911 |
Norwegian, chartered to UFC, 1916 sold
to Olsen Bros, renamed Solstad. |
1,003 |
| Cadmus |
1927 |
Norwegian, chartered to UFC also to Standard
Fruit Co, 1942 torpedoed and sunk off Mexico. |
1,855 |
| Calamares (1) |
1913 |
UK flag, 1914 transferred to US flag,
1918 US Navy transport, 1919 decommissioned, 1922 UFC, 1937 converted
to cargo
ship, 1938-1941 laid up, 1941 requisitioned as USS Calamares, 1946
to US Maritime Commission, 1947 scrapped. |
7,782 |
| Calamares (2) |
1956 |
Dutch flag but owned by UFC. |
6,797 |
| Camden |
1921 |
tanker, United Fruit Tanker Corp, 1935
sold to Camden Tanker Co. |
6,653 |
| Candida |
1946 |
Norwegian, ex-Merganser, chartered to
UFC. |
1,890 |
| Cape Ann |
1943 |
1947 purchased from War Shipping Administration,
1956 rescued survivors from Andrea Doria, 1963 sold to American
Union
Transport renamed Trans-Union. |
6,711 |
| Cape Avinoff |
1945 |
1955 to Fruit Industries Inc, renamed
Tropicana, 1962 sold to Liberia renamed Kyrios Stelios. |
5,124 |
| Cape Cod |
1941 |
1950 chartered from United States Mail
SS Co, 1964 sold to Paget Traders Inc, Bermuda renamed Cape Trader. |
6,797 |
| Cape Cumberland |
1944 |
1947 transferred to US Mail SS Co |
6,711 |
| Cape Neddick |
1941 |
1941 transferred to US Mail SS Co |
6,797 |
| Captain Bennet |
1893 |
ex- City Of Kingston (UK), 1900 purchased
by A. Halvorsen, chartered to UFC, 1910 sold to Turkey renamed
Al-Tay. |
866 |
| Carrillo (1) |
1911 |
UK flag, 1914 US flag, 1936 converted
to cargo ship, 1948 scrapped. |
5,012 |
| Carrillo (2) |
1957 |
Dutch flag, 1965 transferred to Honduras
flag. |
6,797 |
| Cartago (1) |
1908 |
UK flag, 1914
US flag, 1933 chartered to States SS Co renamed General Lee, 1937
reverted to Cartago, converted to cargo ship, 1947 scrapped. |
4,937 |
| Cartago (2) |
1957 |
Dutch flag. |
6,797 |
| Castilla |
1927 |
Honduras flag, 1937 converted to cargo
ship, 1942 torpedoed and sunk. |
4,087 |
| Catherine Sartori |
1954 |
German, chartered to UFC. |
1,840 |
| Cayo Mambi |
1920 |
Atlantic Fruit
Co, 1933 Standard Fruit Co,
chartered to UFC, 1939 sold to Mexico renamed Vera Cruz. |
1,925 |
| Chiriqui |
1932 |
1941 requisitioned as USS Tarazed AF-13,
1946 returned to UFC, 1958 sold to Scipio & Co, Bremen renamed Blexen. |
6,963 |
| Chirripo |
1920 |
Elders & Fyffes, 1936 transferred to German flag
subsidiary renamed Wesermunde, 1941 US prize handed to UFC, Honduras
flag, 1946 transferred to Elders
& Fyffes |
5,356 |
| Christiane |
1956 |
Liberian owned, chartered to UFC. |
4,031 |
| Choloma |
1945 |
ex- Phoebe Knot, 1947 purchased by
UFC renamed Choloma, Honduras flag, 1966 sold to Mexico renamed
Aguascalientes. |
3,805 |
| Choluteca (1) |
1921 |
Cuyamel Fruit
Co, 1929 acquired by UFC in merger, Honduras flag, 1935 US flag,
1942 Honduras flag, 1946 sold to Wallem & Co, Hong Kong renamed Tai
Ping. |
2,493 |
| Choluteca (2) |
1945 |
ex- Bight Knot, 1947 purchased by UFC
renamed Choluteca, Honduras flag, 1965 sold to Greece renamed Apostolakis
T. |
3,805 |
| Cibao (1) |
1912 |
Norwegian, 1915 chartered to UFC, 1931
returned to Norway. |
1,185 |
| Cibao (2) |
1947 |
US flag, 1970 transferred to Dutch flag
renamed Choluteca (3), 1975 scrapped. |
5,075 |
| Clearwater |
1884 |
1889 acquired from Macheca Bros. |
1,467 |
| Colombia |
1893 |
Norwegian, chartered to UFC until
1920. |
817 |
| Comoyagua (1) |
1921 |
Cuyamel Fruit
Co, 1929 acquired by UFC in merger, Honduras flag, 1935 US flag,
1942 torpedoed and sunk in Caribbean. |
1,536 |
| Comoyagua (2) |
1946 |
1959 transferred from US Mail Co, 1969
transferred to Elders & Fyffes renamed
Roatan. |
7,075 |
| Commodore Rollins |
1911 |
Norwegian, chartered to Atlantic Fruit
Co, later to UFC, 1934 sold. |
1,576 |
| Concettina di Giorgio |
1911 |
Norwegian, chartered
to Atlantic Fruit Co, later to UFC, 1916 renamed Sama chartered
to UFC, 1934 sold to Italy renamed Fior di Mandorlo. |
1,608 |
| Copan (1) |
1881 |
ex- Alleghany (Merchants & Miners
Transp.Co), 1907
burnt out, purchased by Cuyamel
renamed Copan, 1929 to UFC, Honduras flag, 1933 US flag, 1938 scrapped. |
1,704 |
| Copan (2) |
1945 |
ex- Spar Hitch, 1948 acquired by UFC
renamed Copan, Honduras flag, 1966 sold to Mexico renamed Tlaxcala. |
3,771 |
| Coppename |
1908 |
1913 purchased from UK owners, UK flag,
1914 transferred to US flag, 1940 sold to Italy renamed Anna Maria
Gualdi. |
3,192 |
| Crawford Ellis |
1930 |
1946 sold to Panama renamed Shahin. |
2,200 |
| Cubahama |
1938 |
1941 acquired by US Navy renamed USS
Kaula, 1946 returned to UFC renamed Cubahama, Panama flag, 1948
Honduras flag,
1959 sold to Suwannee SS Co, Liberian flag. |
932 |
| Cuyamapa |
|
ex- Sagua, 1952
chartered to Andes Fruit Co renamed Galilea. |
3,288 |
| Darien |
1924 |
ex- La Marea |
4,299 |
| Dictator |
1905 |
Norwegian, chartered to UFC until 1930. |
989 |
| Donator |
1931 |
Norwegian, chartered to UFC until 1933,
sold to France renamed Petite Terre. |
1,634 |
| Ellis |
1904 |
Norwegian, chartered to UFC, 1922 purchased
by UFC, Honduras flag, 1929 sold. |
2,826 |
| Esparta (1) |
1904 |
UK registered, 1914 transferred to US
flag, 1942 torpedoed and sunk off Jacksonville, Fla. |
3,304 |
| Esparta (2) |
1945 |
United Mail SS Co, 1959 transferred
to UFC, 1970 transferred to Dutch flag renamed Toloa, 1977 scrapped. |
7,074 |
| Esther |
1890 |
Norwegian, ex- Phaenix, chartered to
UFC under name Esther, later Blanca, 1908 out of fruit trade. |
505 |
| Ethelred |
1890 |
UK, chartered to UFC, 1904 wrecked Jamaica. |
894 |
| Ethelwold |
1890 |
UK, chartered to UFC, 1912 scrapped. |
956 |
| Eunice P. Newcomb |
18?? |
steam schooner, 1881 sank. |
109 |
| Fiador Knot |
1945 |
1946 transferred to Munago Line Co. |
3,805 |
| Fjell |
1908 |
Norwegian, chartered to UFC, 1918 sunk
as war loss. |
947 |
| Fort Gaines |
1902 |
Norwegian, chartered to UFC, 1919 off
charter, 1921 chartered to UFC, 1926 sold. |
1,121 |
| Fort Morgan |
1902 |
Norwegian, chartered to UFC, 1919 off
charter, 1921 chartered to UFC, 1927 sold. |
1,120 |
| Foxhall |
1885 |
1885 - 1906 sold to New York & Puerto Rico SS Co renamed
Ramos. |
843 |
| Fra Berlanger |
1945 |
1959 transferred from United Mail SS
Co, 1970 transferred to Dutch flag subsidiary renamed Tiburon,
1971 sank in
dock and scrapped. |
7,075 |
| Francis R. Hart |
1938 |
tanker, 1958 scrapped. |
7,623 |
| Freke |
1903 |
Norwegian, chartered to UFC 1909 wrecked
Cuba. |
783 |
| Frontera |
1903 |
ex- Joseph
di Giorgio, Norwegian, chartered to UFC, 1915 renamed Frontera,
1920 burned out at Havana. |
1,274 |
| Frutera |
1902 |
Norwegian, chartered to UFC, 1914 sold
renamed Sjoa. |
1,536 |
| Gansfjord |
1913 |
Norwegian, chartered to UFC, 1947 off
charter, entered lumber trade. |
1,087 |
| General Lee |
|
ex- Cartago (1) |
. |
| General Pershing |
|
ex- Heredia (1) |
. |
| General Sherman |
|
ex- Parismina (1) |
. |
| Georgeanna |
1916 |
ex- Georgeanna Weems, 1942 purchased
from A. H. Bull Inc, NY, Honduras flag, 1951 scrapped. |
2,088 |
| Greenbrier |
1893 |
1910 transferred from Elders
& Fyffes Co, UK flag, 1915 mined and sunk. |
3,332 |
| Grib |
1905 |
Norwegian, chartered to UFC, 1915 out
of fruit trade. |
1,450 |
| Guardian |
1907 |
Central & South American Telephone Co, NY, 1927
to Honduras flag renamed Ceiba, 1938 acquired by UFC, 1947 sold. |
1,768 |
| Guaro |
1918 |
1925 sold to Baltimore & Carolina SS Co renamed
Isobel Weems. |
2,873 |
| Gunderson |
1927 |
Norwegian, chartered to UFC, 1934 off
charter, 1937 chartered to UFC, 1942 torpedoed and sunk in Caribbean. |
1,841 |
| H.F. Dimock |
1884 |
1922 sold to Eastern SS Co, Maine. |
2,625 |
| Harboe Jensen |
1929 |
Norwegian, chartered to UFC, 1943 sunk
- war loss. |
1,862 |
| Harry T. Inge |
1906 |
Norwegian, chartered
to UFC, 1914 sold and renamed Tana, 1915 renamed Vild Fugl,
again chartered to UFC, 1933 scrapped. |
1,404 |
| Henry Meiggs |
1944 |
1944, chartered to UFC, 1947 to US reserve fleet. |
7,202 |
| Heredia (1) |
1908 |
UK flag, 1914
transferred to US flag, 1933 chartered to States SS Co renamed General
Pershing, 1937 returned to UFC, reverted to Heredia, 1942 torpedoed
and sunk. |
4,943 |
| Heredia (2) |
1947 |
1970 transferred to Dutch flag, renamed
Tinto, 1975 scrapped. |
7,067 |
| Herman Winter |
1886 |
Metropolitan SS Co, Boston, later to
UFC, 1922 sold to Eastern SS Co. |
2,626 |
| Hibueras (1) |
1920 |
Cuyamel Fruit
Co, Honduras flag, 1929 acquired by UFC in merger, 1935 US flag,
1946 scrapped. |
1,445 |
| Hibueras (2) |
1948 |
1970 transferred to Elders
& Fyffes Co |
5,075 |
| Hippolyte Dumois |
1902 |
Norwegian, chartered to UFC, 1914 renamed
Tista, 1915 renamed Vika (2), early 1920s off charter to UFC, 1934
scrapped. |
? |
| Hispania |
1885 |
Swedish, chartered to UFC. |
1,112 |
| Honduras |
1915 |
Norwegian, chartered to UFC, 1933 sold
renamed
Tuxpam. |
1,255 |
| Howard |
1895 |
Merchants & Miners Transp.Co, 1942 purchased by
UFC, Honduras flag, 1947 scrapped. |
3,581 |
| Hvoslef |
1927 |
Norwegian, chartered to UFC, 1942 torpedoed
and sunk off New Jersey. |
1,630 |
| Ida Cuneo |
1908 |
Norwegian, chartered to UFC, 1915 off
charter renamed Nytaar. |
1,044 |
| I.K. Ward |
1929 |
Swedish, chartered to UFC, 1934 ashore
at Cuba, sold to Italy renamed Genale. |
1,857 |
| Idraet |
1917 |
Norwegian, chartered to UFC, 1944 sold
to Mexico renamed Alacran. |
1,072 |
| Imperator |
1905 |
Norwegian, chartered to UFC, 1933 sold
to Matthiessen renamed Lillie Matthiessen |
982 |
| Iriona |
1927 |
Honduras flag, 1960 scrapped. |
4,083 |
| Jamaica |
1933 |
see Peten. |
6,963 |
| Jesse H. Freeman |
1883 |
steam schooner, Boston Fruit Co, 1889
became whaler, trapped in ice in North Pacific, caught fire and
burnt
out. |
516 |
| John Wilson |
1893 |
Norwegian, chartered to UFC, 1911 out
of fruit trade, 1916 sunk. |
808 |
| Jolanda di Giorgio |
1908 |
Norwegian, chartered to UFC, 1915 renamed
Vestnorge, later sold to Japan renamed Takaoka Maru. |
1,291 |
| Jose |
1908 |
Norwegian, chartered to UFC, 1933 returned
to Norway. |
1,512 |
| Joseph di Giorgio |
1908 |
Norwegian, chartered
to UFC, 1915 renamed Frontera, 1920 burnt out at Havana. |
1,274 |
| Joseph J. Cuneo |
1907 |
Norwegian, chartered to UFC, 1925 sold
to Denmark renamed Newton. |
874 |
| Juan |
1908 |
Norwegian, chartered to UFC, 1934 renamed
Bjornoy, 1937 sold renamed Reina. |
1,495 |
| Juniata |
1897 |
Merchants & Miners Transp.Co, 1942 purchased by
UFC, Honduras flag, 1947 scrapped. |
2,551 |
| Junior |
1945 |
United Mail SS Co, 1959 purchased by
UFC, 1969 transferred to Elders & Fyffes
Co renamed Rio Cobre. |
7,075 |
| Kirsten Torm |
1948 |
ex- Kirsten, Danish flag chartered to
UFC, 1964 sold to Kratigos SS Co renamed Eudora. |
2,358 |
| Kjeld |
1906 |
Norwegian, chartered to UFC, 1915 returned
to Europe renamed Tyrhaug. |
1,448 |
| Konig |
|
German flag, chartered to UFC but no further info. |
. |
| Knud Rassmussen |
|
ex- Toltec |
. |
| La Criada |
1909 |
tug based at Banes, Cuba. |
109 |
| La Marea |
1924 |
UK flag, 1928
transferred to Panama flag, 1929 rebuilt to 4281 tons renamed Darien,
1947 Honduras flag, 1954 scrapped. |
3,689 |
| La Perla |
1925 |
UK then US flag, 1937 laid up, 1942
to US Navy renamed Cygnet, 1946 to UFC reverted to La Perla, 1947
sold to Caribbean
Land & Shipping Co, Panama renamed La Perla I. |
3,689 |
| La Playa |
1923 |
UK flag, 1928 Panama flag, 1930-1940
laid up, 1947 Honduras flag, 1964 sold to J. Latsis renamed Arab
World. |
3,682 |
| Lake Cayuga |
1918 |
laid down as War Lillie, owned by US
Shipping Board, chartered to UFC, 1923 sold to Paramino SS Co renamed
Dorothy
Wintermote. |
2,016 |
| Leith Hill |
1952 |
ex- Lempa chartered
to UFC, registered Bermuda. Lempa. |
3,350 |
| Lempa |
1952 |
Honduras flag, 1959
renamed
Leith Hill, Surrey Shipping Co, Bermuda UK flag,
1964 rebuilt to 3350 tons, reverted to Lempa, Honduras flag. |
2,765 |
| Lempira |
|
see Tanamo. |
. |
| Leon (1) |
1890 |
Norwegian, chartered to Boston Fruit
Co, 1903 sold renamed Alice. |
794 |
| Leon (2) |
1952 |
Honduras flag, 1959
renamed
Box Hill, Surrey Shipping Co, Bermuda UK flag,
1964 rebuilt and reverted to Leon, Honduras flag. |
2,765 |
| Lever's Bend |
1945 |
1946 transferred from Grace Line, 1955
sold to Alaska SS Co renamed Galena. |
3,805 |
| Levisa |
1916 |
1917 purchased by UFC, 1929 sold to
Norway renamed Bjerka. |
2,118 |
| Lillie |
1903 |
Donald SS Co charter to Atlantic Fruit
Co, later to UFC, 1915 sold to Limerick SS Co renamed Aylevarroo. |
1,271 |
| Limon (1) |
1904 |
UK flag, 1914 transferred to US flag,
1938 grounded British Honduras, refloated and scrapped. |
3,304 |
| Limon (2) |
1945 |
1959 transferred from United Mail SS
Co, 1970 to Dutch flag renamed Talamanca (2), 1977 scrapped. |
7,075 |
| Livingstone |
1906 |
Norwegian, chartered to UFC, 1920 renamed
Siegrune. |
1,004 |
| Lorenzo Dow Baker |
1884 |
steam schooner, no further info. |
? |
| Lovland |
1907 |
Norwegian, chartered to UFC, 1919 worked
to Sicily. |
2,346 |
| Lysfjord |
1915 |
Norwegian, chartered to UFC, 1943 torpedoed
and sunk. |
1,091 |
| Mabay |
1945 |
ex- Mariners Splice, 1947 purchased
by UFC, 1948 renamed Mabay, Honduras flag, 1965 sold and renamed
Nicodemos. |
3,807 |
| Macabi |
1921 |
UK flag, 1928 transferred to Panama
flag, 1942 mined and sunk at Port of Spain, Trinidad. |
2,802 |
| Mammy |
1911 |
ex- Mandeville,
1937 sold to Japan. |
1,635 |
| Managua |
1906 |
ex-Lisboa, Argentina, 1920 sold to Bluefields
Fruit Co, 1922 sold to Cuyamel
Fruit Co, 1929 transferred to UFC, Panama flag, 1930 scrapped. |
1,561 |
| Manaqui (1) |
1921 |
UK flag, 1928 transferred to Balboa
SS Co, Panama, 1937 sold to Furness Withy & Co. |
2,802 |
| Manaqui (2) |
1945 |
ex- Shamrock Knot, 1946 purchased by
UFC, Panama flag, 1948 Honduras flag, 1965 sold renamed Victoria
T. |
3,805 |
| Manchioneal |
1911 |
Norwegian, chartered to UFC, 1933 sold
to Iceland renamed Katla. |
1,654 |
| Mandeville |
1911 |
Norwegian, chartered to UFC, 1935 sold
renamed
Mammy. |
1,678 |
| Mantilla |
1916 |
tanker, Norwegian, 1935-1938 chartered
to UFC. |
5,671 |
| Manzanares |
1911 |
ex- Elders
& Fyffes, 1935 sold to German flag UFC subsidiary renamed Vegesack,
1939 wrecked near Stavanger. |
4,094 |
| Maravi |
1921 |
US flag, 1928 Panama flag, 1951 sold. |
2,802 |
| Marie di Giorgio |
1911 |
Norwegian, chartered
to UFC, 1916 renamed Runa, 1923 sank off Cape Hatteras. |
1,611 |
| Marmion |
1886 |
steam schooner, renamed Bowden |
777 |
| Marowijne |
1908 |
UK flag, 1912 sold to UFC, UK flag,
1914 transferred to US flag, 1915 went missing in storm off Central
America. |
3,192 |
| Maya |
1929 |
Honduras flag, 1931
transferred to Elder & Fyffes renamed
Mazatec, 1937 sold to Denmark renamed Vitus Bering,
1940 reverted to UFC, renamed Maya, Honduras flag, 1961 scrapped. |
5,383 |
| Mayari |
1921 |
1928 transferred to Panama flag, 1954
sold to Panama. |
2,802 |
| Mercator |
1899 |
Norwegian, chartered to UFC, 1930 returned
to Norway renamed Bjerrkli. |
1,083 |
| Metapan (1) |
1909 |
UK flag, 1914 transferred to US flag,
1943 torpedoed and sunk in Mediterranean. |
4,750 |
| Metapan (2) |
1947 |
1970 transferred to Dutch flag renamed
Tanamo, 1975 scrapped. |
7,075 |
| Miraflores |
1921 |
Atlantic Fruit
Co, chartered to UFC, 1935 Standard
Fruit Co, chartered to UFC, went missing in WWII. |
2,158 |
| Morazon |
1948 |
1970 transferred to Dutch flag renamed
Coppename (2), 1976 scrapped. |
5,075 |
| Mount Vernon |
1900 |
Norwegian, chartered to UFC, 1922 sold
renamed Elisabeth. |
1,043 |
| Munargo |
1921 |
1938 purchased from Munson Line, 1941
handed to US Army as transport, later hospital ship, 1946 converted
to dependent
passenger carrier, 1948 laid up, 1957 scrapped. |
6,336 |
| Musa |
1930 |
UK flag, then Panama flag, 1947 Honduras
flag, 1969 scrapped. |
5,662 |
| Newsome |
1925 |
Danish, chartered to UFC, 1938 wrecked. |
1,604 |
| Nicarao |
1920 |
Cuyamel Fruit
Co, 1929 to UFC on merger, Honduras flag, 1935 US flag, 1936 laid
up New Orleans, 1942 torpedoed and sunk. |
1,445 |
| Nicholas Cuneo |
1907 |
Norwegian, chartered to UFC, torpedoed
and sunk in WWII. |
1,051 |
| Nicoya |
1905 |
owned by Elders
& Fyffes but did charter work for UFC. |
3,911 |
| Norma |
1918 |
ordered by UFC but requisitioned by
US Shipping Board and later sold to Atlantic
Fruit Co. |
2,873 |
| Olancho |
1921 |
Cuyamel Fruit
Co, 1929 to UFC on merger, Honduras flag, 1935 to US flag, 1943
torpedoed and sunk off Cuba. |
2,493 |
| Olympia |
1884 |
ex- Lanfranc, Booth
Line, 1898 sold renamed Olympia, 1901 purchased by UFC from
S. Oteri, 1906 sold to Mexico renamed Plan de Guadelupe. |
1,657 |
| Omoa |
1871 |
ex- Rosina, 1910 chartered from Vaccaro
Bros, renamed Omoa, 1906 purchased by Cuyamel
Fruit Co, Honduras flag, 1926 scrapped. |
1,697 |
| Ontario |
1904 |
Merchants & Miners Transp.Co, Baltimore, 1942
purchased by UFC, Honduras flag, 1942 sunk by enemy gunfire. |
3,009 |
| Oradell |
1924 |
Standard Fruit
Co, 1935-1939 chartered to UFC. 1939 laid up. |
1,645 |
| Oregon |
1890 |
Norwegian, ex-Sama, 1919 chartered
to UFC, sold and renamed St. Thomas. |
942 |
| Oritani |
1920 |
1925 sold to Atlantic
Fruit Co |
1,362 |
| Orleanian |
1880 |
1912 purchased from W. A. Powell, Belize,
UK flag, 1914 transferred to US flag, 1915 sold to R. Lawrence
Smith, NY. |
2,104 |
| Ormes |
1920 |
UK flag, 1925 sold to Atlantic
Fruit Co, 1939 sold to Alaska Transp.Co renamed Taku. |
1,362 |
| Orotava (1) |
1897 |
Mersey SS Co, chartered to UFC. |
1,621 |
| Orotava (2) |
1927 |
(probably later rebuilt from 2518 tons)
Elders & Fyffes, 1934
transferred to UFC, Honduras flag, 1967 scrapped. |
2,711 |
| Pacuare |
1905 |
owned by Elders
& Fyffes Co but did some UFC work before 1910. |
3,891 |
| Pan Crescent |
1901 |
ex- El Valle, 1943 purchased from Waterman
SS Co, 1947 sold to F & B Shipping Co, Miami renamed Atzmaut. |
4,605 |
| Pan York |
1901 |
ex- El Dia, 1943 purchased from Waterman
SS Co, 1947 sold to F & B Shipping Co, Miami renamed Kibbutz Galuyot. |
4,605 |
| Parismina (1) |
1908 |
UK flag, 1912
transferred to US flag, 1933 chartered to States SS Co renamed General
Sherman, 1937 returned to UFC, reverted to Parismina, 1942 torpedoed
and sunk. |
4,937 |
| Parismina (2) |
1945 |
1970 transferred to Dutch flag subsidiary
renamed Toltec, 1976 scrapped. |
7,067 |
| Pastores |
1913 |
UK flag, 1914
transferred to US flag, 1917-1919 US Navy transport, 1933 chartered
to Colombian
Line, 1937 returned to UFC, 1942 US Navy - USS Pastores, 1946
to US Maritime Commission, 1947 scrapped. |
7,782 |
| Peten |
1932 |
1937 chartered to
Colombian Line renamed Jamaica, 1938 returned to UFC, 1941
to US Navy renamed USS Ariel, 1946 returned to UFC, 1958 sold to Scipio
& Co, Bremen renamed Blumenthal. |
6,963 |
| Peter Lassen |
1929 |
ex-Aztec. |
5,527 |
| Pilon |
1918 |
built for UFC but requisitioned by
US Shipping Board and delivered as Garibaldi, 1920 sold to Paragon
Nav.Co. |
2,873 |
| Platano |
1930 |
UK flag, then Panama flag, 1947 transferred
to Honduras flag, 1965 sold to Four Winds Transp.Co renamed El
Toro. |
5,949 |
| Port Antonio |
1913 |
Norwegian, chartered to UFC, 1942 torpedoed
and sunk. |
1,266 |
| Preston |
1902 |
Norwegian, chartered to UFC, 1919 went
missing at sea. |
1,443 |
| Puritan |
1901 |
later sold to Graham Morton Transp.Co.,
Chicago. |
1,547 |
| Quimistan |
1871 |
ex- Joseph Vaccaro, 1916 purchased by Cuyamel
Fruit Co renamed Quimistan, UK flag, later to Honduras flag,
1929 burned and sank in Atlantic. |
1,661 |
| Quirigua |
1932 |
1941 to US Navy renamed USS Mizar, 1946
returned to UFC, 1957 transferred to Elders
& Fyffes Co, renamed Samala. |
6,982 |
| Quisqueya |
1947 |
1969 transferred to Dutch flag subsidiary
renamed Copan, 1975 scrapped. |
5,075 |
| Rama |
1905 |
ex- Madrid, 1920 purchased by Rama SS
Co renamed Rama, 1922 purchased by Cuyamel
Fruit Co, 1929 acquired by UFC in merger, Panama flag, 1935
scrapped. |
1,577 |
| Reventazon |
1906 |
Elders
& Fyffes but made some UFC voyages before 1910. |
4,042 |
| Rosario di Giorgio |
1907 |
Norwegian, chartered to UFC, 1911 lost. |
1,037 |
| Rover |
1881 |
1899 taken over by UFC, 1901 sold to
Cuba renamed Antolin del Collado. |
995 |
| Runa |
1911 |
Norwegian, chartered to UFC, ex-Marie
di Giorgio |
1,611 |
| Ruth N. Atwood |
|
Schooner commanded by Captain Lorenzo Dow Baker in
1874. |
. |
| S. Oteri |
1882 |
ex- S. & J. Oteri, 1889 purchased by
UFC renamed S. Oteri, 1905 sold to Cuba. |
989 |
| S. Pizzati |
1868 |
1889 purchased by UFC, 1901 had been
cut down to barge and was lost off Cape Hatteras while under tow. |
1,026 |
| Saetia |
1918 |
1918 mined and sunk off Maryland. |
2,873 |
| Sagua |
1914 |
ex- Cuyamapa,
Honduras flag, 1929 transferred to UFC, 1935 renamed Sagua, US
flag,
1940 Honduras flag, 1946 sold to Panama renamed Galilea. |
3,288 |
| Salvatore di Giorgio |
1903 |
Norwegian, chartered to UFC, 1913 returned
to Norway renamed Kingston. |
1,266 |
| Sama (1) |
1890 |
see Oregon. |
942 |
| Sama (2) |
1911 |
Norwegian, ex- Concettina
di Giorgio, 1916 sold and renamed Sama (2) chartered to
UFC, 1931 off charter. |
1,608 |
| San Andres |
1914 |
UK flag, 1918 torpedoed and sunk. |
3,300 |
| San Benito |
1921 |
1931 Panama flag, 1942 requisitioned
by US Navy renamed USS Taurus, 1946 renamed San Benito, 1953 scrapped. |
3,274 |
| San Blas |
1920 |
UK flag, 1931 Panama flag, 1942 torpedoed
and sunk. |
3,628 |
| San Bruno |
1920 |
UK flag, 1931 Panama flag, 1942 War
Shipping Administration control, 1947 sold to Caribbean Land & SS Co, Panama flag. |
3,627 |
| San Gil |
1920 |
UK flag, 1931 Panama flag, 1942 torpedoed
and sunk. |
3,627 |
| San Jose (1) |
1904 |
UK flag, 1914 transferred to US flag,
1942 sunk in collision with US ship Santa Elisa. |
3,404 |
| San Jose (2) |
1945 |
chartered from United Mail SS Co, 1959
transferred to UFC, 1970 transferred to Elders
& Fyffes Co renamed Ronde. |
7,075 |
| San Mateo |
1915 |
1942 commissioned as USS Delphinus,
1946 returned to UFC and scrapped. |
3,300 |
| San Pablo |
1915 |
UK flag, 1931 Panama flag, later Honduras
flag, 1942 torpedoed at Limon, Costa Rica, taken over by US Navy
for disposal
as target ship. |
3,300 |
| San Rito |
1915 |
UK flag, 1918 torpedoed and sunk. |
3,300 |
| Santa Marta |
1909 |
UK flag, 1914 US flag, 1948 scrapped. |
5,013 |
| Santo Cerro |
1948 |
1969 transferred to Dutch flag subsidiary
renamed Castilla, 1975 scrapped. |
5,075 |
| Saramacca |
1908 |
Dutch flag, 1913 UK flag, 1914 US
flag, 1936 sold to Italy renamed Argentea. |
3,284 |
| Scythian |
1885 |
ex-yacht, 1900 purchased by
UFC, 1903 sold to Haiti Government. |
302 |
| Senator |
1906 |
Norwegian, chartered to UFC, 1931 off
charter. |
995 |
| Sinaloa |
1915 |
Norwegian, 1921 purchased by Cuyamel
Fruit Co, 1929 acquired by UFC in merger, Honduras flag, 1948
sold to India renamed Jayalanka. |
1,648 |
| Sixaola (1) |
1911 |
UK flag, 1914 US flag, 1942 torpedoed
and sunk off Panama. |
5,017 |
| Sixaola (2) |
1948 |
1969 transferred to Elders
& Fyffes Co. renamed Patuca. |
5,075 |
| Smaragd |
1911 |
Norwegian, chartered to UFC, 1937 off
charter. |
1,181 |
| Sosua |
1912 |
Norwegian, chartered to UFC, 1935 sold
to Chile. |
1,185 |
| Stavangeren |
1908 |
Norwegian, chartered to UFC, 1939 sold
to Sweden renamed Jamaica. |
1,002 |
| Stillwater |
1883 |
ex- Stroma, 1899 acquired from UK owners
renamed Stillwater, sold to Cuba renamed Nuevitas. |
1,020 |
| Sunbeam |
1900 |
ex- Shoe City, 1901 purchased by UFC
renamed Sunbeam, later sold to Northland SS Co renamed Morning
Star. |
547 |
| Suriname |
1908 |
Dutch flag, 1914 US flag, 1936 sold
to Italy renamed Ivorea. |
3,275 |
| Talamanca |
1932 |
1941 to US Navy as USS Talamanca, 1945
returned to UFC, 1957 transferred to Elders
& Fyffes renamed Sulaco. |
6,963 |
| Tanamo |
1914 |
ex- Van Hogendorp,
then Tanamo, 1923 to Cuyamel
Fruit Co renamed
Lempira, 1929 transferred to UFC, 1934 renamed
Tanamo, 1946 sold to Maritime Transport & Trading Co, Panama renamed
Samaria. |
3,298 |
| Taunton |
1902 |
Norwegian, chartered to UFC, 1920 wrecked
Bermuda. |
1,329 |
| Tegucigalpa |
1897 |
ex- Ingeli, owned by Standard
Fruit Co, chartered to UFC. |
2,928 |
| Tela (1) |
1917 |
delivered as troop transport, 1917 torpedoed
and sunk. |
7,183 |
| Tela (2) |
1927 |
Honduras flag, 1942 torpedoed and sunk
in Caribbean. |
4,083 |
| Telde (1) |
1927 |
Elders
& Fyffes, 1934 transferred to UFC, 1959 scrapped. |
2,726 |
| Telde (2) |
1961 |
UK flag. No later info. |
6,738 |
| Telegraph |
1870 |
steam schooner, Lorenzo Dow
Baker's original ship. |
80(?) |
| Tenadores (1) |
1913 |
UK flag, 1914 to US flag, 1917 to US
Navy as troopship, 1918 wrecked on Ile d'Yeu. |
7,240 |
| Tenadores (2) |
1960 |
UK flag, 1966 transferred to Honduras
flag, no later info. |
6,738 |
| Tetela |
1960 |
UK flag, 1966 transferred to Honduras
flag, no later info |
6,738 |
| Thora |
1907 |
Norwegian, chartered to UFC, 1916 sold
to Greece renamed Phaliron. |
1,040 |
| Tilapa |
1961 |
UK flag, no later info. |
6,738 |
| Tipton |
1918 |
1922 sold to Baltimore & Carolina SS Co renamed
Esther Weems. |
2,648 |
| Tivives (1) |
1911 |
UK flag, 1914 to US flag, 1943 torpedoed
and sunk in Mediterranean. |
5,017 |
| Tivives (2) |
1948 |
1968 transferred to Elders
& Fyffes Co renamed Pacuare. |
5,075 |
| Toloa |
1917 |
UK flag, 1928 to US flag, 1941 requisitioned
by War Shipping Admin, 1947 scrapped. |
7,452 |
| Toltec |
1929 |
Cuyamel
Fruit Co, 1929 acquired by UFC in merger, Honduras flag, 1931
transferred to Elders & Fyffes
Co, 1937 sold to Denmark, renamed Knud Rasmussen
and chartered to UFC, 1940 reverted to UFC renamed Toltec, Honduras
flag, 1961 scrapped. |
5,527 |
| Tortuguero |
1909 |
Elders
& Fyffes, made some UFC voyages, 1918 torpedoed and sunk. |
4,161 |
| Trio |
1889 |
Swedish, chartered to UFC. |
399 |
| Truxillo |
1877 |
ex- Brunswick, 1918 purchased from Gulf & Southern
SS Co renamed Truxillo, 1920 sold. |
2,265 |
| Tucurinca |
1962 |
UK flag, no later info. |
6,738 |
| Turrialba (1) |
1909 |
US flag, 1949 scrapped. |
4,952 |
| Turrialba (2) |
1962 |
UK flag, no later info. |
6,738 |
| Tuxpam |
1915 |
ex- Honduras, chartered
to UFC, 1959 sank. |
1,225 |
| Ulua (1) |
1917 |
UK flag, 1928 to US flag, 1942 to US
Navy as USS Octans, 1946 reverted to Ulua, 1947 scrapped. |
7,452 |
| Ulua (2) |
1948 |
1970 transferred to Dutch flag renamed
Chiriqui, 1976 scrapped. |
5,075 |
| Venus |
1877 |
Danish, chartered to UFC, 1907 sold
to W. A. Powell, Belize. |
2,273 |
| Vera |
1903 |
Norwegian, chartered to UFC, 1934 scrapped. |
1,222 |
| Veragua |
1932 |
1942 to US Navy as USS Merak, 1946 reverted
to UFC as Veragua, 1957 transferred to Elders
& Fyffes Co renamed Sinaloa. |
6,982 |
| Verona |
1903 |
Norwegian, chartered to UFC, 1933 sold
to Canada renamed Port Royal. |
1,221 |
| Vild Fugl |
1906 |
ex- Harry T. Inge |
1,405 |
| Vika |
1902 |
Danish, chartered to UFC, 1934 scrapped. |
1,163 |
| Vincenzo di Giorgio |
1907 |
Norwegian, chartered to UFC, 1916 renamed
Eidsiva, 1917 sunk. |
1,053 |
| Virginia |
1906 |
ex- Minadora, 1920 purchased from Holland
by Standard
Fruit Co renamed Virginia, chartered to UFC |
1,676 |
| Vitus Bering |
1929 |
see Maya. |
. |
| Watson |
1901 |
1905 sold to Alaska Pacific SS Co. |
2,009 |
| Yaracuy |
? |
Venezuelan owned, chartered to UFC. |
3,127 |
| Yaque |
1947 |
1970 transferred to Elders
& Fyffes Co renamed Patia. |
5,075 |
| Yuma |
1900 |
ex- German ship seized by US Shipping
Board, 1926 lost. |
1,766 |
| Yumuri |
1890 |
Norwegian, chartered to UFC, 1908 lost. |
844 |
| Zacapa |
1909 |
UK flag, 1914 to US flag, 1949 scrapped. |
4,952 |
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