1934: Lord Haggis, the Lady Mouser of the SS Pastores Who Walked 39 Miles to Rejoin Her Crew » USS_Pastores_1919

The SS Pastores was built in 1913 in Belfast, Ireland, for the United Fruit Company, an American corporation that traded in tropical fruit (primarily bananas), grown on Central and South American plantations. In May 1918 the Navy took her over from the United Fruit Company and placed her in commission as a troop transport for use in the war against Germany. Following the November 1918 Armistice, Pastores (which was registered as ID # 4540 at some point) took part in the great effort to return home the huge military force that had earlier been carried to France. The Colombia Steamship Company chartered the Pastores from the United Fruit Company in 1932 for passenger service between New York, Haiti, Jamaica, Colombia, and Panama.

The SS Pastores was built in 1913 in Belfast, Ireland, for the United Fruit Company, an American corporation that traded in tropical fruit (primarily bananas), grown on Central and South American plantations. In May 1918 the Navy took her over from the United Fruit Company and placed her in commission as a troop transport for use in the war against Germany. Following the November 1918 Armistice, Pastores (which was registered as ID # 4540 at some point) took part in the great effort to return home the huge military force that had earlier been carried to France. The Colombia Steamship Company chartered the Pastores from the United Fruit Company in 1932 for passenger service between New York, Haiti, Jamaica, Colombia, and Panama.

USS Pastores, 1919

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