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SS ''President Hoover'' was a Dollar Steamship Lines ocean liner. She was completed in 1930 and provided a trans-Pacific service between the USA and the Far East. In 1937 she ran aground on an island off Taiwan and was declared a total loss. She had a sister ship, , that was completed in 1931, was made a troopship in 1941 and was lost in 1942. ==Building== Dollar Lines ordered both ships on 26 October 1929.〔 The Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company of Newport News, Virginia, USA built the two ships, completing ''President Hoover'' in 1930 and ''President Coolidge'' in 1931.〔 They were the largest merchant ships built in the USA up to that time.〔 First Lady Lou Henry Hoover launched and christened ''Hoover'' on December 9, 1930.〔〔 Each ship had turbo-electric transmission, with a pair of steam turbo generators generating current that powered propulsion motors on the twin propeller shafts. General Electric built the turbo generators and propulsion motors for ''Coolidge'' but Westinghouse built the turbo generators and propulsion motors for ''Hoover''.〔 12 oil-fired Babcock & Wilcox high-pressure boilers supplied the steam for ''Hoover''s turbo-generators.〔 The electric propulsion motors produced 26,500 shp at 133 RPM.〔 ''Hoover''s accommodation was air conditioned〔 and there was a 'phone in every cabin.〔 There were swimming pools on deck,〔 gymnasiums,〔 a dance floor〔 and Otis elevators.〔 Décor was in contemporary Art Deco style and the First Class lounge was decorated with murals by the artist Frank Bergman of New York.〔 Robert Dollar had bought his first ship in 1895, founded Dollar Lines in 1903 and was now 87 years old. On August 6, 1931, three days before ''Hoover'' was launched, he toured her and declared ''"This ship is a wonder"''.〔〔 Dollar lived until May 1932, just a few months after ''Hoover'' and ''Coolidge'' made their maiden voyages. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「SS President Hoover」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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