Ss lurline log book 1941

Chanel cleeton, bestselling author of the reese witherspoon book club pick next year in havananovember, 1941. Sfhc united airlines ticket office at 400 post street and the intersection of powell street, at the northwest corner of union square, where joey border purchased tickets to seattle, washington, for her and the tennessee twelve 31 december 1941. He became a member of the domain of the neptune rex at that time. The lieutenants nurse book the seattle public library. Matson lines ss lurline was hawaii in the 1950s the. Ss mariposa, cruise ship, pacific far east line postmarked. Dec 02, 2016 on december 7, 1941, the matson line cruise ship s.

Pearl harbor conspiracy mystic order of noble knowledge. Ss steam ship lurline was the third matson lines vessel to hold that name. Shes never even seen the ocean before, but eva cassidy has her reasons for making the crossing to hawaii, and they run a lot deeper than escaping a harsh michigan winter. The following fleet list is not complete by any means, but is an attempt to collect the names of the companies, a brief history of each and the names of the vessels they used. The ss lurline made her destination safely, cruising at maximum speed, and soon returned to hawaii with her matson sisters ss mariposa and ss monterey in a convoy laden with troops and supplies. It is never returned to matson shipping lines, owner of the lurline. The lieutenants nurse book columbus metropolitan library. The ss lurline materials at the fdr library from within the toland papers missing page 3. Monterey was the third of the four ships of the matson lines white fleet, which were designed by william francis gibbs and also included ss malolo, ss mariposa and ss lurline. In fbi custody are 1,291 japanese 367 in hawaii, 857 germans, and 147 italians suspected to be disloyal. These efforts, lasting into february 1942, put the battleships pennsylvania, maryland, and tennessee. Pearl harbor december 7th 1941 matson lines ss lurline. Government officials had advance knowledge of japans december 7, 1941, attack on pearl harbor. It is important to note that the ss lurline docked at honolulu in the morning of december 3, 1941.

Lurline served as a troopship in world war ii operated by war shipping administration agents. There were a great many companies involved in the ocean trade. Pearl harbor advanceknowledge conspiracy theory wikipedia. The luxury liner lurline was at sea with passengers on a voyage from california to hawaii on november 30, 1941 when her first assistant radio operator, leslie e. Grogan, one of the most experienced radio operators of the matson line, recorded that he picked up a faint signal which he could not identify. See also matson lines home lines ss malolo 1926 ss monterey 1931 ss lurline 1932 ss manoa 19 references navy departmentheadquarters of the commander in chief, united states fleet,and commander, tenth fleet 1945, p.

Lurlines sister ships were ss malolo, ss mariposa and ss monterey. Newly enlisted as an army corps nurse, eva is stunned by the splendor she experiences aboard the steamship ss lurline. The lurlines radio log was checked out of the national archives without a date or signature sometime in the 70s, about the time another pearl. Ss monterey was a luxury ocean liner launched on 10 october 1931. Jun 14, 2001 the lurlines radio log was checked out of the national archives without a date or signature sometime in the 70s, about the time another pearl harbor conspiracy theorist, john toland infamy. The japanese sank one us merchantman between san francisco and honolulu the ss cynthia olson, carrying a load of lumber for the u. Pearl harbor conspiracys a skeptics guide to conspiracy. See more ideas about vintage hawaii, hawaii and uss america. The radio operator on the ss lurline, enroute to the states, heard the distress signals which were also picked up on the u. My brother was the purser on the lurline sometime in the early 60s. On 31 december 1941, lurline moored at pier 30n, on the north side of the u formed by piers 30 and 32. Steamship sunday matson lines lurline 56 packard man.

No other ships are listed, including those which are only mentioned in the archives or shipping in 1971 sections. The ship was completed april 1932 and is shown in registers as a 1932 ship. Lurline was two days out from honolulu bound for san francisco when a japanese submarine torpedoed a u. I knew he was stationed in the philipinnes waiting for the invasion orders but i dont understand why he would be heading south over the equator to get to japan.

December 7, 1941, was a turning point in the history of the united states, which had been teetering on a decision between isolationism and intervention. Ss lurline arriving in hawaii on 1940s maiden voyage after ww 2. Wow the ss lurline log from the us navy archive gone. The pearl harbor advanceknowledge conspiracy theory is the argument that u. There is no record of the lurline s report being relayed to higher authorities, toland said, but when the ship docked in san francisco dec. The christian science monitor is an international news organization that delivers thoughtful, global coverage via its website, weekly magazine, online daily edition, and email newsletters. Clark gable, honolulu, hawaii, passenger lists, 19001953, december 1949, on the lurline search tips search for your ancestors by name, narrowing the search with their age, dates of arrival, ports of departure or arrival, or country of origin. Chandris lines rhms ellinis ex matson line ss lurline. Everything you need to know about secret societies, government conspiracies, and ancient secrets. Chennault followed shortly after with a promise from the war department and president roosevelt to be delivered to chiang kaishek that several shipments of p40c fighters were forthcoming along with pilots.

No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. He also was the assistant to the president of matson in the 50s. The lurline is hawaii in yesterdays post about the battle of midway, we read that when pearl harbor was attacked on 7 december, 1941, navy lt. During the passage of december 3rd through 9th, the radio operators leslie grogan and ralph asplund monitored coded radio signals believed to be emanating from the land based station jos and jcs in japan. Ss steam ship lurline was the third matson lines vessel to hold that name and the last of four fast and luxurious ocean liners that matson built for the hawaii and australasia runs from the west coast of the united states. There is no record of the lurlines report being relayed to higher authorities, toland said, but when the ship docked in san francisco dec. On november 28, 1941, eva cassidy travels to hawaii aboard the ss lurline to start a post as an army core nurse and meet her likely fiance who is stationed there. See more ideas about cruise ship, cruise, vintage travel. Sep 22, 2007 over time it has become clear that the lurline radio intercepts provided no useful information as far as the movements of the japanese fleet were concerned. Clark spencer on the ship and learns that the united states may be closer to war than she feared, her future becomes more complicated. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search.

Ss lurline returns to san francisco, and the official radio log of the lurline is confiscated by the u. Which, treachery aside, was very well done, and they dont often get enough credit for what a difficult and bold maneuver they pulled off with technology and tactics that were mostly untested up until that point, in the rush to opine who gets what share of the blame on the american side. Matson ship lurline and the japanese fleet lst sailors. Did a soviet merchant ship encounter the pearl harbor strike. Ever since the japanese attack, there has been debate as to how and why the united states had been caught off guard, and how much and when american officials knew of. Monterey was the third of the four ships of the matson lines white fleet, which were designed by william francis gibbs. During the weeks following the japanese raid, a great deal of repair work was done by the pearl harbor navy yard, assisted by tenders and ships crewmen. My father was also the purser on the lurline pre war and lucky him married the captains daughter. Radio officer leslie grogan of the ss lurline and his misidentified signals, cryptologia 29, no.

Leslie grogan and the tracking of the kido butai brian villa and timothy wilford while some aspects of the japanese attack on pearl harbor have been studied exhaustively, it remains surprisingly true that a few elements have almost completely escaped scholarly attention. Ss lurline was the third matson lines vessel to hold that name and the last of four fast and luxurious ocean liners that matson built for the hawaii and australasia runs from the west coast of the united states. Ss lurline the ship that became the chandris lines rhms ellinis. South america via delta line from new orleans sailing and rate schedule, june 1940july 1941 1940 sailings of delbrasil, delorleans, deltargentino, delvalle, delmundo, delnorte, and delsud and also of copiapo, aconcagua and imperial in a joint round south america service with chilean line. The sinking of the ss cynthia olson c bill mcwilliams on sunday, 7 december 1941, at approximately 0830 ships time, 0730 hours hawaii time, the pride of the matson lines cruise ships, the ss lurline, was en route from honolulu on her normal, northeasterly course. Dec 07, 2015 the ss lurline made her destination safely, cruising at maximum speed, and soon returned to hawaii with her matson sisters ss mariposa and ss monterey in a convoy laden with troops and supplies. Trapshooting aboard the ss lurline 1950s ss lurline was the third matson lines vessel to hold that name and the last of four fast and luxurious ocean liners that matson built for the hawaii and australasia runs from the west coast of the united states. Over time it has become clear that the lurline radio intercepts provided no useful information as far as the movements of the japanese fleet were concerned.

Honolulu, hawaii, passenger and crew lists, 19001959. Apr 21, 2003 my father was also the purser on the lurline pre war and lucky him married the captains daughter. My 1941 chronology history robert c valentine ww ii alert. Photographs on ssmaritime and associate pages are by the author or from the authors private collection. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. My father was on the ss lurline in may 1945 as an army grunt. Cruising the past matson lines ss lurline history of a great ship.

Loved how tora tora tora showed, fairly accurately, the planning from the japanese side. On december 7, 1941, the matson line cruise ship s. Oct 26, 2019 on november 28, 1941, eva cassidy travels to hawaii aboard the ss lurline to start a post as an army core nurse and meet her likely fiance who is stationed there. The lurline was built by the bethlehem steel shipyard in quincy, massachusetts. An emotional and heartfelt tale of love and courage. Lurline s sister ships were ss malolo, ss mariposa and ss monterey. The second ss lurline, completed in 1908, was the first steamship built for matson. Real photo postcard ss lurline postmarked 1941 hawaii. Did a soviet merchant ship encounter the pearl harbor. Therefore, the huge vector variance of grogans signals from the kido butais actual position that i previously noted is still quite valid whether you take it from honolulu or from a few hours steaming away.