Date: Mon, 06 Dec 2010 11:16:22 +1100 From: Lindsay Graham <LDGraham@aapt.net.au> Subject: [TSL] President Coolidge -- 1939 sailings To: TSL List _theshipslist@rootsweb.com_ (mailto:theshipslist@rootsweb.com) I have looked at a number of sites (including, of course, TSL) and cannot find the information I'm looking for. I'm hoping that someone on this list can point me in the right direction. The President Coolidge sailed from San Francisco to Singapore in March/April 1939, but I have not been able to establish the actual dates on which she left SFrisco and arrived in Singapore. I'd also like to know whether she called at any other ports en route. Any help greatly appreciated. Lindsay Graham Canberra, Australia ========================== I have the May 1939 sailing schedule (issued April 20, 1939) for American President Lines here. It does not go back to March but it should help you along. The President Coolidge was sailing May 1 from Los Angeles and May 2 she arrived San Francisco. This says she departed San Francisco May 5, 1939. She was due Honolulu May 19; Yokohama May 19; Koke May 20/21; Shanghai May 23/24; Hong Kong May 26; Manila May 28. The return began from Manila May 31; Hong Kong June 2/3; Shanghai June 5/6; Kobe June 8; Yokohama June 9; Honolulu June 16/17 and return to San Francisco June 22/24 and Los Angeles June 25. The next sailing was due to go June 26 to August 20. Here normal schedule did not take her to Singapore but she could have diverted. You might try checking the San Francisco newspapers to see if she diverted. Looking in The New York Times it does not appear she diverted from the itinerary. American President Lines did go to Singapore with its smaller ships which were doing round-the-world service. These ships were the Presidents Polk, Garfield, Adams, and Harrison. The Polk for example sailed New York April 21 stopping at Havana, Cristobal, Balboa, Los Angeles May 9, San Francisco May 10-13; Honlulul, Yokahama, Kobe, Hong Kong, Mainila, Singapore June 17-20; Penang; Colombo; Bombay; Suez; Port Said; Alexandria; Naples; Genoa; Marseilles; New York Aug 1-5; Boston, New York Aug 9. Allan Jordan