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Grace Lines SeriesEntry/Object ID
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Grace Lines was a freight/passenger steamship line founded in the mid 19th c. by Irish-American brothers, (and Tammany Hall politicians,) William and Michael Grace. The line was founded as a freight line whose main function was to import bat guano from Peru to the US for use as fertilizer.
Grace Lines began offering passenger steamship service 1893 via its subsidiary, the New York and Pacific Steamship co. Vessels in this line operated under the British flag until 1919, and thereafter operated under the US flag.
Grace Lines began offering limited passenger service aboard freighters in 1914 with the launch of its lumber-freighter SS Santa Cruz, which operated between west-coast ports in the US and South America. Several of the line's best known cruising vessels, (the "Santa" series) were primarily freighters.
Several Grace Lines Vessels were damaged in the activities preceeding WWII, and several vessels were employed in the war for the transport of American troops. The line was sold to Prudential Lines in 1969. The former Grace-Line vessels continued to operate until 1984 along their former routes.Collection
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