Circa 1966, Miami, Florida, USA.

('Borinquen', the Taino language name for Puerto Rico)

A passenger liner, originally built for the Atlantic, Gulf & West Indies Steamship Lines (AGWI) for operation by its subsidiary the New York & Porto Rico Line.

From new, the line operated the ship until it was requisitioned by the War Shipping Administration (WSA) the last day of 1941 for service as a troop transport.
The line then operated the ship as agent for the WSA until 6 May 1944 when operation was transferred to the United States Army for support of the Normandy landings with the ship arriving off the beaches on 7 June 1944.

'Borinquen' continued service post war until redelivered to the owners 14 June 1946.
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.

Launched on 29/04/1930, and completed on 21/02/1931 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Quincy, Massachusetts, USA (1432)
7,114 gt., as:
'Borinquen' to 1949,
'Puerto Rico' to 1954,
'Arosa Star' to 1959,
'Bahama Star' to 1969, &
'La Janelle' until 13/04/1970, when she ran aground and was wrecked off Port Hueneme, California

Scanned from a slide.
From the collection of the late Niels Anker Larsen, former Danish Merchant Navy Radio Officer.