Name/Title
B+W photo of cargo ship Hu Men at Todd Shipyards dock, Hoboken, Jan. 20, 1949.Entry/Object ID
2014.013.0127Description
Black-and-white photo of cargo ship Hu Men at Todd Shipyards dock, Hoboken, Jan. 20, 1949.
7" x 9" print. Photograph taken by Acme Newspictures, New York (credit inkstamp on back); printed news caption on back; dated inkstamp: Ref. Dept. 1-28-40 N.E.A.[Newspaper Editors Association].
Text:
892268 .... New York Bureau
SLOW BOAT TO CHINA
New York, N.Y.: The odd-looking 287-foot "Hu Men", her forward deck sheated [sic - sheeted] in steel and all other passageway openings boarded up, in the Todd Shipbuilding Hoboken yards where she is undergoing general inspection and repairs before continuing her 12,0000 mile maiden voyage to Shanghai. The Canadian built, modernistically designed ship, which has a lightweight hull of special high tensile, rust-resistant steel and all-aluminum superstructure is being delivered to her new owners, Ming Sung Industrial Company. The "Hu Men" is scheduled for the 135 mile run up the Yangtze River between Shanghai and Chungking and will carry 162 passengers.
NY-1 CAN
Credit Line (Acme) 1/20/49 (JV)
====Acquisition
Accession
2014.013Source or Donor
Lukacs, ClaireAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Museum Collections. Gift of a friend of the Museum.General Notes
Note
Notes: Canadian shipbuilder: George T. Davie & Co., Ltd., Lauzon QC /
Original name: Hu Men
Original owner: Ming Sung Industrial Co Ltd
Cargo Ship 3,079 tons.
Completed: Dec-48
Disposition: Trace lost in China 1950 - deleted 1969
Original or Copy: Original
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2014-11-12
