Building and Pre-war Service
The Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company of Newport News, Virginia built the ship as SS Chiriqui for United Fruit Company in 1932. She was one of six UFC sister ships driven by turbo-electric transmission. Chiriqui's peacetime service was in carrying fruit, passengers and mail on regular liner services between Central America and the USA.
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