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SS President Wilson

ship · built 1948

IMO5284118No AIS position on record

In short

SS President Wilson (ship) has no AIS position on record with Voydar. It can carry up to 579 passengers (source: Wikidata).

Vessel type
ship
Flag
—
Year built
1948
Gross tonnage
15,359
Size (length × beam)
186 m × 23 m
Registered owner
—

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Photo: City of Vancouver · Licence: Copyrighted free use · via Wikimedia Commons

Last reported position

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Identity & particulars

Name
SS President Wilson
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
5284118
Flag
—
Vessel type
ship
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
15,359
Length overall
185.8 m
Beam
23 m
Year built
1948

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Ownership & management

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Builder
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026

About SS President Wilson

SS President Wilson 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 F.B. Upham (AP-129), but she was launched just after the war ended. in 1948, The ship was put into service for the American President Lines. The ship remained in service for the shipping company until 1973. She was sold to Oceanic Cruise Development before eventually, scrapped at Kaohsiung.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is SS President Wilson now?
Voydar has no displayable AIS position for SS President Wilson in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
What kind of ship is SS President Wilson?
SS President Wilson is a ship, built in 1948 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation. The vessel is 185.8 m long with a beam of 23 m and has a gross tonnage of 15,359.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for SS President Wilson?
Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for SS President Wilson from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels, the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register and the French national asset-freeze register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for SS President Wilson. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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