Hillcone Steamship Company

The Hillcone Steamship Company was a United States based steamship company that operated from 1929 to 1970. It was based in San Francisco, California and was owned by businessmen Joseph J. Coney and Stanley Hiller, Sr.[1] Ships it is known to have owned include the USS William Isom (ID-1555), which it had acquired by 1931 when it was renamed the Edwin B. De Golia.[2] It also bought the USS Sangamon after she was decommissioned on October 24, 1945.[3][4]

Vessels

See also

References

  1. ^ "A Guide to the Joseph J. Coney Collection". oac.cdlib.org. Online Archive of California. February 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  2. ^ "Steamers & Motorships". Lloyd's Register (PDF). Vol. II. London: Lloyd's Register. 1931. E. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  3. ^ Leagle. "HSC".
  4. ^ Study of Operations of Military Sea Transportation Service, Parts 1-2, By United States. Congress. House. Merchant Marine and Fisheries, page 298, 1954
  5. ^ "Philadelphia Finally Gets Week of Good Shipping, For a Change" (PDF). The Seafarers Log. New York. 28 May 1948. p. 4. Retrieved 30 May 2022 – via seafarerslog.org. We sent a full crew to the SS Cornell, a T-3 tanker belonging to the Hillcone Steamship Company


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