Mariposa Not For Pacific
p. 131 · Read in the full issue
AFTER 8 years of idleness, the Matson-Oceanic liner Mariposa is being sold to a Panamanian registered company, thus ending constant rumours that the vessel might be brought back to the trans pacific service.
W. R. Carpenter & Co’s 100passenger Lakemba is now the only passenger vessel operating on the trans-Pacific service, but there are still frequent reports and denials that Matson plans to operate a ser vice with one or more modified Mariner-class vessels.
The sale of the Mariposa may clear the way for the company to go ahead with whatever plans it has in this respect.