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Meeting the President

Monday 5 June – Sunday 11 June 2000

Here are some pictures of our visit to Luganville, Espiritu Santo (we're still working on the write-up):

santo_old_photo.jpg (29537 bytes)    santo_rolling.jpg (41155 bytes)    santo_ap_diagram.jpg (22839 bytes)
santo_ap_allan.jpg (8101 bytes)    santo_ap_barber.jpg (8244 bytes)     santo_ap_crockery.jpg (7222 bytes)
santo_ap_engine_room.jpg (8227 bytes)    santo_ap_jeep.jpg (6860 bytes)    santo_ap_helmet.jpg (9394 bytes)
santo_lady.jpg (90480 bytes)    santo_light.jpg (6575 bytes)    santo_ap_moray.jpg (8883 bytes)

The SS President Coolidge

Built

Oct 1931

Sank

Oct 1942

Overall length

198.2 meters/654 feet

Gross tons

21,936

Speed

20.5 knots

Radius (miles)

14,400 miles

Construction cost

US$8,017,690

Passenger capacity

 

 

305 first class
133 tourist class
402 steerage

Over 5000 troops
santo_champagne_beach.jpg (18514 bytes)
santo_eric_cake.jpg (22623 bytes)    santo_beach_happy_bday.jpg (23469 bytes)    santo_eric_beach.jpg (20363 bytes)    santo_blue_pool.jpg (21809 bytes)

Sources:  Most of the above photos are courtesy of Allan Power Dive Tours.

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