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Notes: MANHATTAN / WAKEFIELD 1930
The MANHATTAN was built by the New York Shipbuilding Corp, Camden, NJ in 1930 for the United States Line. She was a 24,289 gross ton ship, length overall 705ft x beam 86.3ft, two funnels, two masts, twin screw and a speed of 20 knots. There was accommodation for 582 cabin class, 461 tourist class and 196-3rd class passengers. Launched on 12/5/1931, she commenced her maiden voyage from New York to Cobh, Plymouth, Havre, Hamburg, Havre, Southampton, Cobh and New York on 8/10/1932. In 1933 her funnels were heightened and on 8/23/1939 she commenced her last voyage from New York - Cobh - Plymouth - Havre - Hamburg - Havre - Southampton - Cobh - New York. She made three voyages New York - Le Verdon (Bordeaux) - New York between Sept. and Nov.1939 and in 1940 transferred to the New York - Mediterranean service for 6 round voyages. She then made a single NY - Lisbon - NY voyage and, on 8/10/1940 sailed from New York via Panama to San Francisco. From 1/12/1941 to 2/3/1941 she was aground on a sandbank off West Palm Beach, Florida, was refloated and in 1941 became the US Troopship WAKEFIELD. On 9/3/1942 she was damaged by fire in the North Atlantic, abandoned but later towed to Halifax. She was reconditioned at Boston as a permanent troopship and was eventually sold in 1964 and scrapped the following year at Kearny, NJ. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.4,p.1550]