Polarus Steamship Company

Former US shipping company

Polarus Steamship CompanyIndustry| Shipping

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Founded| 1918 (1918) in New York City, United States

Key people

* Tikhon N. Agapeyeff
* Carlos M. Fetterolf
* Hendrik Robert Jolles
* G. H. Christensen
* Hendrick L. Busch (from 1932 to 1955)

Polarus Steamship Company was founded in 1918, and again in 1923 in New York City by Tikhon Nicholas Agapeyeff (1891–1931). Tikhon N. Agapeyeff's 1918 firm, operated for only about two years. In March 1921, Agapeyeff sold the first Polarus Steamship Company to the C. M. Fetterolf Company for $250,000.[1] The next incorporation in 1923 was a partnership of Agapeyeff, Marcel Levy, and Charles S. Dunaif. Marcel Levy was an attorney and Charles S. Dunaif was an exporter.

Tikhon N. Agapeyeff was born on July 21, 1891, in Russia. Agapeyeff was a commander of a ship in the Russian Imperial Navy. At the outbreak of the Russian Revolution in 1917, he fled to Liverpool, England, and then to New York City, United States arriving on July 1, 1917, aboard the SS Saint Paul. He found work at a United States Navy Ordnance Depot during World War I. Post-war Agapeyeff was a ship broker and started the first Polarus Shipping Company in 1918 with Agapeyeff as president and Carlos M. Fetterolf as vice president. Agapeyeff sold the firm on August 1, 1921, to C. M. Fetterolf Company.[2] [3][4]

In the 1923 incorporation of Polarus Steamship Company, Hendrik Robert Jolles (1889–1949) was president and Dunaif vice president. On July 12, 1923, Apapeyeff became a naturalized citizen of the United States. On December 4, 1931, while on vacation in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada with his wife, Violet (1901–1975), and daughter, Cyrus (1921–1996), Apapeyeff had a heart attack and died.

For 10 years Agapeyeff was also the managing director of the Sonora Timber Company. The Sonora Timber Company, of Sonora, Nova Scotia, was founded to log and export pulpwood to the United States.[5][6]

## World War II

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Polarus Steamship Company fleet of ships were used to help the World War II effort. During World War II Polarus Steamship Company operated Merchant navy ships for the United States Shipping Board. During World War II Polarus Steamship Company was active with charter shipping with the Maritime Commission and War Shipping Administration. Polarus Steamship Company operated Liberty ships and Victory ships for the merchant navy. The ship was run by its Polarus Steamship Company crew and the US Navy supplied United States Navy Armed Guards to man the deck guns and radio.[7][8][9]

## Ships

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*     * Post war Liberty ships, war surplus:
* SS Coastal Ringleader
* Michael J. Owens [10]
* William D. Bloxham, acquired in 1969 renamed Mitera Irini [11]
* SS Telfair Stockton, acquired in 1956 renamed Transporter [12]
* Patrick B. Whalen, acquired in 1953 renamed Charles C. Dunaif [13]
* Joseph I. Kemp, acquired in 1956 renamed Adolph Sperling [14]
* SS Jasper F. Cropsey, acquired in 1949 renamed Ocenanic [15]
* John M. Morehead, acquired in 1949 renamed Polarus Sailor [16]
* William R. Lewis, acquired in 1950 renamed Polaruse Carrier[17]
* Lafcadio Hearn, acquired in 1948 renamed Polarussoil [18]
* Francis A. Retka, acquired in 1956 renamed I. R. Lashings [19]

A Victory ship of World War II Liberty ship of World War II

*     * other
* SS Franklin Berwis
* SS Coastal Guide
* Liberty ships operated for World War II:
* SS Charles H. Marshall
* SS Michael de Kovats
* SS Pierre L'Enfant
* SS Waigstill Avery
* SS William D. Bloxham
* SS Charles A. Draper
* SS Ora Ellis [20]
* Patrick B. Whalen [13]
* Earl Layman [21]
* Michael J. Owens [10]
* Earl Layman [21]
* Charles G. Coutant [22]
* Joseph B. Eastman [14]
* John McDonogh [16]
* Raymond V. Ingersoll [23]
* Michael J. Owens [10]
* Augustin Stahl [24]
* James B. Hickok [15]

*     * Victory ships operated:
* Fayetteville Victor [25]
* Parkersburg Victory [26]

## See also

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Liberty ships and Victory ships.

* World War II United States Merchant Navy

## References

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1. ^ Marine Journal, Volume 43, April 1921, page 26, 1921
2. ^ The Liberty Ships of World War II, by Greg H. Williams, page 271
3. ^ "House Flags of U.S. Shipping Companies: P". www.crwflags.com.
4. ^ The Liberty Ships of World War II, By Greg H. Williams, page 271
5. ^ "BOOK - Historic Guysborough, Images of our Past By John N. Grant". globalgenealogy.com.
6. ^ Pulp and Paper Magazine of Canada, Volume 24, Part 3, page 1050, 1926
7. ^ "Sea Lane Vigilantes". www.armed-guard.com.
8. ^ World War II U.S. Navy Armed Guard and World War II U.S. Merchant Marine, 2007-2014 Project Liberty Ship, Project Liberty Ship, P.O. Box 25846 Highlandtown Station, Baltimore, MD [1]
9. ^ "Steamship Company Operators of American Flag Ships during World War II". www.usmm.org.
10. ^ a b c "LibShipsM". www.mariners-l.co.uk.
11. ^ "LibShipsW". www.mariners-l.co.uk.
12. ^ "LibShipsT". www.mariners-l.co.uk.
13. ^ a b "LibShipsP". www.mariners-l.co.uk.
14. ^ a b "LibShipsJon". www.mariners-l.co.uk.
15. ^ a b "LibShipsJ". www.mariners-l.co.uk.
16. ^ a b "LibShipsJo". www.mariners-l.co.uk.
17. ^ "LibShipsZ". www.mariners-l.co.uk.
18. ^ "LibShipsL". www.mariners-l.co.uk.
19. ^ "LibShipsF". www.mariners-l.co.uk.
20. ^ "LibShipsN". www.mariners-l.co.uk.
21. ^ a b "LibShipsE". www.mariners-l.co.uk.
22. ^ "LibShipsC". www.mariners-l.co.uk.
23. ^ "LibShipsR". www.mariners-l.co.uk.
24. ^ "LibshipsA". www.mariners-l.co.uk.
25. ^ "vicshipsF". www.mariners-l.co.uk.
26. ^ "vicshipsP". www.mariners-l.co.uk.

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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.

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United States naval ship classes of World War II

Aircraft carriers|

* Lexington
* RangerS
* Yorktown
* WaspS
* Essex
* MidwayC

Light aircraft carriers|

* Independence
* SaipanC

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
* MontanaX

Large cruisers|

* Alaska

Heavy cruisers|

* Pensacola
* Northampton
* Portland
* New Orleans
* WichitaS
* Baltimore
* Oregon CityC
* Des MoinesC

Light cruisers|

* Omaha
* Brooklyn
* Atlanta
* Cleveland
* FargoC
* JuneauC
* WorcesterC
* CL-154X

Gunboats|

* Dubuque
* SacramentoS
* Asheville
* PlymouthS
* WilliamsburgS
* St. AugustineS
* VixenS
* Erie
* PGM-1
* PGM-9

Destroyers|

* Sampson
* Caldwell
* Wickes
* Clemson
* Farragut
* Porter
* Mahan
* Gridley
* Bagley
* Somers
* Benham
* Sims
* Benson
* StevensonX
* 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|

* OglalaS
* WassucS
* MonadnockS
* MiantonomahS
* TerrorS
* KeokukS
* SalemS
* WeehawkenS
* Camanche
* Chimo

Minesweepers|

* Lapwing
* Raven
* Auk
* EagleS
* Hawk
* Admirable

Submarines|

* O
* R
* S
* Barracuda
* ArgonautS
* Narwhal
* DolphinS
* 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

Completed after the war

Single ship of class

Cancelled

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Liberty ships

Lists|

* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* Ja-Je
* J. F-J. W
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* 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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Victory ships

Lists|

* List of Victory ships

Subtypes|

* Haskell-class attack transport
* Boulder Victory-class cargo ship
* Greenville Victory-class cargo ship
* 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)

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