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Barber Steamship Lines and American West African Line
Industry	Maritime transport
Founded	1902
Defunct	1978
Fate	Sold
Successor	Wilhelmsen Lines
Headquarters	San Francisco, California (141 Battery Street)
Area served	Far East and Worldwide
Services	Cargo and Passengers Liners

Barber Steamship Lines was founded in 1902 as Barber & Company Inc. and also operated the New York & Oriental Steamship Company. In 1928 Barber Steamship Lines operated the American West African Line. In 1945 Barber Steamship Lines was renamed the Wilhelmsen Lines, as it was acquired by Wilh. Wilhelmsen, a Norwegian company, later was renamed again to Barber International. American West African Line was closed in 1946, now part of Barber Steamship Lines. Barber Steamship Lines operated in the Far East and then around the World with Wilh. Wilhelmsen ships. Barber Steamship Lines also operated ships of British James Chambers & Company (1945 to 1955), Norwegian Fearnley & Eger Company and A. F. Klaveness & Co.

American West African Line

During World War II the American West African Line was active with charter shipping with the Maritime Commission and War Shipping Administration. After World War II American West African Line purchased some of the low-cost surplus ships. During wartime, the American West African Line line operated Victory ships and Liberty ships.

Ships

Ship of Barber Steamship Lines and American West African Line:
SS West Humhaw
SS Cathlamet
SS Challenger
SS City of New York
SS West Irmo Sank 1942 Uboat
SS Otho
SS Sagadahoc
SS West Cawthon
SS West Cusseta
SS West Humhaw
SS West Irmo
SS West Isleta
SS West Kebar
SS West Lashaway Sank by German submarine U-66.
SS Zarembo
SS Stephen Smith
SS Wesley W. Barrett
SS George Ade
SS John Carter Rose
SS Jared Ingersoll
SS Thomas Stone
SS Cedar Rapids Victory
SS Coastal Competitor
SS Felix Riesenberg
SS Belgium Equity
SS Radcliffe Victory
SS West Kedron
Empire Gazelle
SS Taos Victory
SS Westbrook Victory
SS Westerly Victory
SS Zanesville Victory
SS Drury Victory
SS Escanaba Victor

Richard Bland Richard D. Spaight Harvard Victory Felix Riesenberg Frank Adair Monroe Benjamin H. Bristow Bushrod Washington James A. Farrell James K. Polk James M. Goodhue Jared Ingersoll Jeremiah M. Daily Jeremiah Wadsworth Thomas Hooker Vernon L. Parrington John R. McQuigg Edward L. Grant Julia Ward Howe Oakley Wood Arthur P. Davis

SS Matt W. Ransom
SS West Nohno
SS Empire Eland

Main article: Wilh. Wilhelmsen

Bigorange XVIII
Bigorange XVIII
Danae
Franconia
Talnati
Tamesis
Tamesis
Taronga
Tender
Champion
Themis
Tourcoing
Tourcoing
Tønsberg
Tønsberg
MV Taiko
MV Tricolor
MV Tampa

References

Neale Rosanoski, 26 January 2004
"Barber International (USA) Inc - Maritime-Database.com". www.maritime-database.com.
"A special pictorial for the pioneers". Wilhelmsen. January 7, 2020.
"House Flags of U.S. Shipping Companies: A". www.fotw.info.
"American Flag ships in foreign trade or trade with U.S. possessions as of April 1939". www.usmm.org.
"Barber Line - Barber Steamship Lines". www.timetableimages.com.
"American West African Line - Barber Steamship Lines". www.timetableimages.com.
SS West Irmo wrecksite
"West Lashaway (ID 3700)". www.navsource.org.
"vicshipsT". www.mariners-l.co.uk.
^ "World War 2 Victory Ships - D - E". www.mariners-l.co.uk.
^ "LibShipsR". www.mariners-l.co.uk.
"vicshipsH". www.mariners-l.co.uk.
^ "LibShipsF". www.mariners-l.co.uk.
^ "LibshipsB". www.mariners-l.co.uk.
^ "LibShipsJ". www.mariners-l.co.uk.
^ "LibShipsT". www.mariners-l.co.uk.
"LibShipsJo". www.mariners-l.co.uk.
"LibShipsE". www.mariners-l.co.uk.
"LibShipsJon". www.mariners-l.co.uk.
"LibShipsN". www.mariners-l.co.uk.
"LibshipsA". www.mariners-l.co.uk.

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Transport

v t e World War II Maritime Commission ship designs
Cargo designs	Type C1 Type C2 Type C3 Type C4 Type C5 (Type C6) (Type C7) (Type C8) (Type C9) Type N3
Emergency cargo	Liberty ship ("EC2-S-C1") Victory ship ("VC2-S-AP1")
Tanker	T1 tanker T2 tanker T3 tanker Liberty ship ("Z-ET1-S-C3")
Special-purpose	Type S2 ("Tacoma-class frigate") Type S3-S2-BP ("Landing Ship, Tank") Type S3-S2-BP1 ("Neptune-class cable layer") Type S4-S2-BB3 ("Casablanca-class escort carrier") Type S4-SE2-BD1 ("Gilliam-class attack transport") Type S4-SE2-BE1 ("Artemis-class attack cargo ship") "Crane vessel-Derrick Barge"
Miscellaneous-cargo	Type L6 ("Lakers") Type N ("Coastal Cargo") Type P1 ("Passenger") Type P2 ("Passenger") Type R ("Refrigerated") Type B ("Barge")
Tugs	Type V ("Tugs")
See also:- Empire ship, Fort ship, Park ship, Ocean ship.

v t e United States naval ship classes of World War II
Aircraft carriers	Lexington Ranger Yorktown Wasp Essex Midway
Light aircraft carriers	Independence Saipan
Escort carriers	Long Island Charger Bogue Sangamon Casablanca Commencement Bay
Battleships	Wyoming New York Nevada Pennsylvania New Mexico Tennessee Colorado North Carolina South Dakota Iowa Montana
Large cruisers	Alaska
Heavy cruisers	Pensacola Northampton Portland New Orleans Wichita Baltimore Oregon City Des Moines
Light cruisers	Omaha Brooklyn Atlanta Cleveland Fargo Juneau Worcester CL-154
Gunboats	Dubuque Sacramento Asheville Plymouth Williamsburg St. Augustine Vixen Erie PGM-1 PGM-9
Destroyers	Sampson Caldwell Wickes Clemson Farragut Porter Mahan Gridley Bagley Somers Benham Sims Benson Stevenson Gleaves Fletcher Allen M. Sumner Robert H. Smith Gearing
Destroyer escorts	Evarts Buckley Cannon Edsall Rudderow John C. Butler
Patrol frigates	Asheville Tacoma
Patrol boats	Action PT boat
Minelayers	Oglala Wassuc Monadnock Miantonomah Terror Keokuk Salem Weehawken Camanche Chimo
Minesweepers	Lapwing Raven Auk Eagle Hawk Admirable
Submarines	O R S Barracuda Argonaut Narwhal Dolphin Cachalot Porpoise Salmon Sargo Tambor Mackerel Gato Balao Tench
Tankers	T1 tanker T2 tanker T3 tanker
Cargo ships	Liberty Victory Haskell Andromeda Arcturus Artemis Tolland Alstede Aldebaran Adria Acubens Arctic Denebola Hyades Mizar
Auxiliary ships	Ammunition Floating drydock Repair dock Barracks Collier Combat stores Destroyer tender Depot High-speed transport Hospital Ice cream barge Net laying Motor torpedo boat tender Reefer Oiler Repair Seaplane tender Submarine tender Underway replenishment
C Completed after the war S Single ship of class X Cancelled

v t e Victory ships
Lists	List of Victory ships
Subtypes	Haskell-class attack transport Kingsport-class telemetry ship Range Sentinel-class telemetry ship List of Subtypes
Museum ships	SS American Victory SS Lane Victory SS Red Oak Victory
Other	Port Chicago disaster Attack on the SS Baton Rouge Victory SS Columbia Eagle incident
Sunk in action	SS Canada Victory SS Hobbs Victory SS Logan Victory
Damaged in action	SS Bozeman Victory SS Brown Victory SS Bucknell Victory USS Colbert SS Elmira Victory USS Hinsdale USS La Grange SS Minot Victory SS Oshkosh Victory SS Pratt Victory SS Swarthmore Victory USS Telfair SS United Victory
Sunk in service	SS Clarksdale Victory SS Drexel Victory SS Escanaba Victory SS Georgetown Victory SS Luray Victory SS Middlebury Victory SS Northeastern Victory SS Park Victory SS Quinault Victory
Damaged in service	SS Attleboro Victory SS Baton Rouge Victory SS Baylor Victory SS Colombia Victory SS Berea Victory SS Cuba Victory SS Enid Victory SS Frontenac Victory SS Morgantown Victory SS St. Lawrence Victory
Sank in private use	SS Alamo Victory SS Augustana Victory SS Brainerd Victory SS Cody Victory SS Hagerstown Victory SS Lewiston Victory SS Lincoln Victory SS Luxembourg Victory SS India Victory SS New Bern Victory SS Mandan Victory SS Philippines Victory SS Rushville Victory SS Rutland Victory SS Skagway Victory SS Smith Victory SS St. Albans Victory SS Tufts Victory SS U.S.S.R. Victory
Seagoing cowboys ships	SS Adrian Victory SS Attleboro Victory SS Battle Creek Victory SS Beloit Victory SS Blue Island Victory SS Boulder Victory SS Bucknell Victory SS Calvin Victory SS Carroll Victory SS Cedar Rapids Victory SS Clarksville Victory SS Creighton Victory SS DePauw Victory SS Earlham Victory SS Flagstaff Victory SS Frontenac Victory SS Gainesville Victory SS Harvard Victory SS Hattiesburg Victory SS Jefferson City Victory SS Lahaina Victory SS Lanaina Victory SS Lindenwood Victory SS Mercer Victory SS Moline Victory SS Morgantown Victory SS Norwalk Victory SS Occidental Victory SS Ouachita Victory SS Park Victory SS Pass Christian Victory SS Pierre Victory SS Plymouth Victory SS Queens Victory SS Rock Hill Victory SS Rockland Victory SS Roswell Victory SS Saginaw Victory SS Santa ClaraVictory SS South Bend Victory SS Spartanburg Victory SS Villanova Victory SS Virginia City Victory SS Wesleyan Victory SS Woodstock Victory SS Yugoslavia Victory
See also	Liberty ship (predecessor)
Article Category List See also, similar role:- Empire ship, Fort ship, Park ship, Ocean ship.

v t e Liberty ships
Lists	A-F G-Je Je-L M-R S-Z
Subtypes	Acubens-class general stores issue ship Armadillo class tanker Crater-class cargo ship Guardian-class radar picket ship List of Subtypes
Survivors	SS John W. Brown SS Jeremiah O'Brien SS Arthur M. Huddell SS Albert M. Boe
Other	Liberty Fleet Day Port Chicago disaster Project Liberty Ship
See also	Park ship (Canadian equivalent) Fort ship (British equivalent) Ocean ship (Anglo-American predecessor) Victory ship (American follow-on) Empire ship (British ships owned by the Ministry of War Transport)
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