I am looking for information about a WW2 ship the "Sea Ray" that transported Australian troops in the SWPA during WW2. There seemed to have been a series of "Sea" type ships at the time. Any help would be appreciated. Regards, Dave

Hello Dave, SEA RAY 8,353 gross ton cargo ship, 469ft x 69.6ft, built 1944 by Western Pipe & Steel Co, San Francisco for the U.S. War Shipping Administration, San Francisco. Completed as a troop transport with accommodation for 2,158 troops. 1946 laid up in the James River. 1947 sold to Matson Navigation Co, San Francisco renamed HAWAIIAN RANCHER. 1972 scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Sea Ray was a type c-3 cargo ship and there is a photo of the type at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_C3_ship There are photos of the SEA BASS and SEA SWALLOW which were sister ships in "From America to United States" vol.3 by Sawyer & Mitchell ISBN 0-905617-31-2 regards Ted ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Dixon" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2008 1:57 AM Subject: [TSL] Ship "Sea Ray" WW2 > > I am looking for information about a WW2 ship the "Sea Ray" that > transported Australian troops in the SWPA during WW2. > There seemed to have been a series of "Sea" type ships at the time. Any > help would be appreciated. > Regards, > Dave > ------------------------------- > visit TheShipsList Website > http://www.theshipslist.com/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.9.0/1774 - Release Date: 07/11/2008 19:58