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SS ''Stevens'', a , 14,893-ton ship, served as a floating dormitory from 1968 to 1975 for about 150 students of Stevens Institute of Technology, a technological university, in Hoboken, NJ. Permanently moored on the scenic Hudson River at the foot of the campus across from New York City, this first collegiate floating dormitory became one of the best known college landmarks in the country. Twenty-four years prior to her duty as a floating dormitory, the ship served with distinction in World War II as , a ''Windsor''-class attack transport vessel. Originally launched in 1944, ''Dauphin'' was awarded one battle star and was present in Tokyo Bay for the Surrender Ceremony of World War II, September 2, 1945.〔 Following the war, the vessel underwent significant modifications, and emerged as cruise liner — a member of the post-war quartet of ships named "4 Aces", operated by American Export Lines. During her eleven years of cruise liner service, from 1948 to 1959, ''Exochorda'' — along with her nearly identical sister ships in the "4 Aces" — regularly sailed with passengers and cargo on a route from New York Harbor to various Mediterranean ports. ''Exochorda'' was retired to the Reserve ("mothball") Fleet in 1959 where she remained for eight years. ''Exochorda Purchased by the institute to fill a shortfall in student housing, the ship's operating costs during the initial years of service were comparable to conventional land-based dormitory housing. In later years, however, the ship's burgeoning operating and repair costs, combined with a more favorable housing outlook, forced the institute to sell ''Stevens'' in 1975. In tribute, one of her (6-ton anchors ) was prominently placed on the campus grounds by the graduating Class of 1975. In August 1975, the ship was towed to a shipyard in Chester, PA, and she was later scrapped in 1979. ==Location and design== 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 Stevens」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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