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. 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. It also bought the USS Sangamon after she was decommissioned on October 24, 1945.
Vessels
- SS Cornell
- USS Sangamon
- Edwin B. De Golia
- USS Salinas (AO-19)
See also
References
- "A Guide to the Joseph J. Coney Collection". oac.cdlib.org. Online Archive of California. February 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
- "Steamers & Motorships". Lloyd's Register (PDF). Vol. II. London: Lloyd's Register. 1931. E. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- Leagle. "HSC".
- Study of Operations of Military Sea Transportation Service, Parts 1-2, By United States. Congress. House. Merchant Marine and Fisheries, page 298, 1954
- "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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