New Ship Replaces
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Old Thor I
T7HEN the wellknown motorship '» Thor I completes her present oyage (she left San Francisco last lonth for the South Pacific Islands) le will have made her last voyage i a service she has operated with □t interruption since 1938.
Increased business has compelled le Pacific Islands Transport Line of lorway (for which General Steam lip Corporation Limited of San rancisco is agent) to replace the apular old Thor with a faster and gger vessel, and so the motorship horsisle, leaving San Francisco in ily will take up the running. The horsisle was built in 1949; 6,265 ms dead weight; 15 knots; with lux •ious accommodation for 12 passen ;rs.
The Islands which this Line scr ees and its Agents are—Tahiti, onald; Apia, Morris Hedstrom; iva, Morris Hedstrom; Noumea, allande; Port Vila, Comptoirs Fran ks. Birt & Co. are Sydney Agents.
Thor I was one of the few vessels hich continued service during the icific War. For a time she was e only link between the U.S. coast, ihiti and Islands further west.