SS President Coolidge
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SS President Coolidge is a famous World War II-era luxury ocean liner turned troopship that sank off Espiritu Santo in Vanuatu and is now one of the world’s premier wreck diving sites.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SS President Coolidge canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II ship
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ocean liner ⓘ shipwreck ⓘ troopship ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Espiritu Santo Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Luganville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | Dollar Steamship Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfSinking |
friendly mines
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underwater mines ⓘ |
| completedIn | 1931 ⓘ |
| conversionContext | United States military service in World War II ⓘ |
| convertedTo | troopship ⓘ |
| countryOfRegistry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crewAndPassengersEvacuated | most personnel survived sinking ⓘ |
| currentUse | wreck diving site ⓘ |
| flag | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCargo |
ammunition at time of sinking
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military equipment at time of sinking ⓘ vehicles at time of sinking ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
accessible shore dive from Espiritu Santo
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multiple penetration routes for divers ⓘ preserved interior rooms and corridors ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1931 ⓘ |
| location |
Segond Channel
NERFINISHED
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off the coast of Luganville ⓘ |
| notableFor |
World War II artifacts
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large intact wreck ⓘ recreational scuba diving ⓘ |
| operator |
American President Lines
NERFINISHED
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Dollar Steamship Lines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | World War II ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | one of the world’s premier wreck dives ⓘ |
| sankIn | Vanuatu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sankNear |
Espiritu Santo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Santo Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sankWhile | entering Segond Channel ⓘ |
| serviceEntryYear | 1931 ⓘ |
| shipType |
luxury ocean liner
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passenger liner ⓘ troop transport ⓘ |
| sinkingYear | 1942 ⓘ |
| tourismImportance | major dive tourism attraction in Vanuatu ⓘ |
| usedAs |
World War II troopship
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trans-Pacific passenger liner ⓘ |
| wreckDepth | approximately 20–70 metres ⓘ |
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