CRUISE SHIP “PRESIDENT CLEVELAND' SIZE 22” APPROX SCALE 1:100 APPROX

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CRUISE LINES “PRESIDENT CLEVELAND”  CRUISE SHIP. APPROX. 23” LONG. SCALE 1:1000 APPROX.  THE SHIPS WERE COMMISSIONED BY THE COMPANY  ALL MODEL SHIPS WERE FOR COMPANY  USE AND NEVER SOLD TO THE PUB
SS
President Cleveland
was an American
steam
passenger ship
that operated from 1947 to 1973. She became the
Panamanian
-flag passenger ship SS
Oriental President
in 1973 before being scrapped in 1974. She operated on routes in the
Pacific Ocean
.
Construction
President Cleveland
originally ordered by the
Maritime Commission
during World War II, as one of the Admiral-class
Type P2-SE2-R1
transport ships
, and intended to be serve in the
United States Navy
with the name USS
Admiral D. W. Taylor
(AP-128) The ship was
laid down
on 28 August 1944 at the
Bethlehem Steel
shipyard in
Alameda
,
California
, but was cancelled on 16 December 1944
Redesigned for commercial passenger service, the ship was
launched
on 23 June 1946 with the name SS
President Cleveland
, and she was completed in 1947
Service history
President Cleveland
was operated by
American President Lines
under a
bareboat charter
.
[4]
She appeared in the background during an
Embarcadero
waterfront scene in
San Francisco
, California, in the 1950 film
Woman on the Run
, featuring
Ann Sheridan
, at 46 minutes and 40 seconds into the film
On 22 or 23 July 1958 (sources disagree),
President Cleveland
was in the
Pacific Ocean
about 800 nautical miles (1,500 km; 920 mi) from California during a voyage from
Honolulu
,
Territory of Hawaii
, to San Francisco when U.S. Navy
Rear Admiral
Lynne C. Quiggle
, a passenger on board, disappeared. He was presumed to have jumped or fallen overboard
President Cleveland
appeared in the 1961 film
Susan Slade
, featuring
Connie Stevens
,
Troy Donahue
,
Dorothy Maguire
, and
Lloyd Nolan
and was featured in a 1962 Britannica Films production called
The Seaport
, filmed in San Francisco
President Cleveland
was sold to Oceanic Cruise Development, Inc. (
C.Y. Tung
Group) on 9 February 1973, re-registered in
Panama
,
and renamed
Oriental President
. She was scrapped at
Kaohsiung
,
Taiwan
, in 1974
EACH MODEL IS ATTACHED VIA BRASS PEDESTALS TO A WOODEN BASE AND ENCLOSED IN A CLEAR ACRYLIC COVER AND SPECS PLAQUE. DARK COLORED BASE
THEY ARE READY FOR A DEN - OFFICE OR MAN CAVE. GREAT ADDITON TO ANY COLLECTION. NEVER AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC, NEVER SOLD BY THE COMPANY.
ALL MODELS WERE DISPLAYS IN OUR SHOWROOM. THEY MAY SHOW AGE BUT ARE NEW UNLESS SPECIFIED.  STORED FOR YEARS.
SHIPPING IS FREE IN THE LOWER 48 STATES.
OTHER PLACES AND INTERNATIONAL COUNTRIES ASK FOR A QUOTE
NOTE: THIS MODEL IS BRAND NEW.  WAS A DISPLAY IN OUR SHOWROOM.
FINAL SALE,
NO RETURNS.
WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET.
MRE MINIATURES  MIAMI F
LORIDA
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