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SS Esther Johnson (S-216)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Freighter:
  • Built in 1922 as the wooden steam lumber schooner SS Esther Johnson by G. T. Matthews, Portland, OR.
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Delivered date unknown
  • Purchased by the War Shipping Administration, 29 March 1943, from A. B. Johnson Jr., at Alameda, CA.
  • Acquired, 29 March 1943, by the War Department under charter from the War Shipping Administration
  • Esther Johnson (S-216) was assigned to the US Army Small Ship Section Southwest-Pacific Area during World War II
  • Acquired, 1 March 1946, by American President Lines, under a General Agency Agreement, at Manila, Republic of the Philippines
  • Sold, 20 December 1947, to the Republic of the Philippines,at Subic Bay.
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 1,104 gross tons
    Length unknown
    Beam unknown
    Draft unknown
    Speed 9.8 kts
    Complement
    Officers unknown
    Crew unknown
    Troopship Passenger Capacity unknown
    Cargo Capacity unknown
    Cruise Radius unknown
    Propulsion unknown
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    Esther Johnson (S-216)
    Esther Johnson
    303400106    		 113k Esther Johnson (S-216) at anchor working cargo, date and location unknown.
    US Maritime Administration photo    		 MARAD
    Esther Johnson
    303400105    		 113k Esther Johnson (S-216) underway, date and location unknown.
    Photo from www.flickr.com by IMLS Digital Collections & Content    		 John Spivey
    Esther Johnson
    303400101    		 132k Esther Johnson (S-216) at anchor, date and location unknown.
    US Army Photo SWPA X-9    		 Australian War Memorial
    Esther Johnson
    303400102    		 60k Esther Johnson (S-216) crew date and location unknown.
    US Army Small Ships    		 Tommy Trampp
    Esther Johnson
    303400103    		 34k Esther Johnson (S-216) lifeboat drill for the crew, date and location unknown.
    US Army Small Ships    		 Tommy Trampp
    Esther Johnson
    303400104    		 18k Joseph Horan Chief Engineer, Esther Johnson (S-216).
    US Army Small Ships    		 Tommy Trampp
    There is no history available for Esther Johnson (S-216) at NavSource
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    MARAD Vessel History Database
    Small Ships Section, Southwest Pacific Area of World War II
    US Army Transportation Corps - MacArthur’s small ships: Improvising Water Transport in the Southwest Pacific Area
    Australians in the US Army Small Ships Section still going unrecognised despite 'crucial' role against the Japanese in World War II
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    Last updated 29 November 2024