Arosa Star
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 United States of America
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| Namesake: | Borinquen—alternate local name for Puerto Rico |
| Owner: | Atlantic, Gulf & West Indies Steamship Lines (AGWI) |
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| Route: | New York to San Juan, Puerto Rico and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| Builder: | Bethlehem Steel Company, Quincy, Massachusetts |
| Laid down: | 20 January 1930 |
| Launched: | 24 September 1930 |
| Completed: | 20 February 1931 |
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| Tonnage: | 7,114 GRT |
| Length: | 413 ft 7 in (126.1 m) |
| Beam: | 59 ft 8 in (18.2 m) |
| Draft: | 23 ft 2 in (7.1 m) |
| Propulsion: | Oil fired tube boilers driving single, impulse-reaction type, reduction geared turbines for about 6,500hp |
| Notes: | Capacity for 1,289 troops as USAT Borinquen |
SS Borinquen was a passenger liner which was built in the United States in 1931. After being requisitioned for troop transport service by the United States Army for World War II and continued service post war the ship was sold in 1949 and became the Arosa Star. After further sales and change in the cruise ship regulations the ship was again sold and grounded as La Jenelle on the California coast in 1970.
Borinquen, designed by Theodore E. Ferris, was laid down at the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation's Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts 20 January 1930, launched 24 September 1930 and completed in 1931 with delivery 20 February 1931. The ship's name comes from the Taino language name, Borikén, for the island of Puerto Rico.Borinquen was delivered to the Atlantic, Gulf & West Indies Steamship Lines (AGWI) for operation by AGWI's subsidiary, New York & Porto Rico Line.Borinquen was similar in characteristics and design to the line's earlier ship, SS Coamo (1925) with the Lloyd's Register, 1930—31 showing the ship as ordered for the New York & Porto Rico Steamship Company with an original date of 1930, both stricken, with a new date 1931 and "Coamo S.S. Corp" with New York & Porto Rico Steamship Company as manager.
The ship was propelled by single, impulse-reaction type, reduction geared turbines furnished with steam by oil fired tube boilers for about 6,500 horsepower.
The ship arrived in New York 22 February 1931 and began her working career with a maiden voyage from New York to San Juan, Puerto Rico and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic which would become her regular scheduled route.
During World War II she was requisitioned from Agwilines, Inc. by the War Shipping Administration on 31 December 1941 with Agwilines as the operator. On 6 May 1944 Borinquen was transferred to direct War Department operation by the Transportation Corps under bareboat charter as the USAT Borinquen until returned to Agwilines 14 June 1946. She had a capacity for 1,289 troops and 404 medical patients. USAT Borinquen one of the Army transports at Normandy.
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