The Ship That Would Not Die: USS Queens, SS Excambion, and

USS Queens, 1944-1946, an attack transport: serving in the Pacific War and its aftermath -- SS Excambion, 1948-1959, a cargo-passenger liner: plying the

1940 Downs Sets Off for London London Bound SS Excambion commenced sailing in 1931 The SS Excambion

sssm After the war, the ship became the SS Excambion , one of the “Four Aces” of American Export Lines: the only fully air-conditioned ships in the world at the time

ssmid Four years later, she was rechristened the Excambion and ushered into the world of ocean liners This ended in 1958, and the federal government