SS President Cleveland (1947)

History
United States
Name	SS President Cleveland
Namesake	Grover Cleveland
Operator	American President Lines
Route	Trans-Pacific
Builder	Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Alameda, California
Yard number	9509
Laid down	28 August 1944
Launched	23 June 1946
Completed	1947
Identification	Official number: 254296
Fate	Sold 9 February 1973
History
Panama
Name	SS Oriental President
Operator	Oceanic Cruise Development
Route	Trans-Pacific
Acquired	9 February 1973
Fate	Scrapped 1974
General characteristics [1]
Tonnage	15,359 GRT 10,431 DWT
Displacement	23,504 long tons (23,881 t)
Length	609 ft 6 in (185.78 m) o/a 573 ft (175 m) p/p
Beam	75 ft 6 in (23.01 m)
Draft	30 ft 2 in (9.19 m)
Installed power	20,000 hp (14,914 kW)
Propulsion	turbo-electric transmission; twin screw
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Capacity	579 passengers (379 first class, 200 economy class) 193,984 cubic feet (5,493 m3) cargo
Notes	sister ship: SS President Wilson

SS President Cleveland was an American passenger ship originally ordered by the United States Maritime Commission during World War II, as one of the Admiral W. S. Benson-class Type P2-SE2-R1 transport ships, and intended to be named USS Admiral D. W. Taylor (AP-128). She became the Panamanian-flag passenger ship SS Oriental President in 1973 before being scrapped in 1974. She operated on routes in the Pacific Ocean.