The 1953 Ingalls Shipbuilding of Pascagoula, United States built C4-S-1a Type General Cargo Ship MAGNOLIA MARINER of American President Lines seen in San Francisco, United States in a shot taken sometime between 1953 and 1956.

Originally built for the U.S. Maritime Administration in 1953, she was sold to American President Lines in 1957. She was renamed PRESIDENT GARFIELD in 1959, and was modernized in the early 1970s. She was sold out of the fleet to Waterman SS Corp in 1974, and was renamed SAMUEL CHASE.

She arrived at Kaohsiung, Taiwan to be scrapped by Chien Yu Steel Industrial Co on June 8th, 1980.

Compiling online resources, here is a list of all C4-S-1a Type General Cargo Ships made by me, sources are credited, and clicking on the ships name should lead to a website with a photo of the vessel. The ships are organized roughly by completion date: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ElHtyZMBIpYLDSrsRRtDNPVTAhi6k9oVVoPo-PF6jCs/edit#gid=0

May 1958 photo. Purchased from eBay seller "beezersbooks" in 2024.

I do not claim to be the original photographer of this photographic work in any form, way, or shape. Scanned and posted for purposes of reviewing maritime history under the guidance of "fair dealing" laws in the United Kingdom, and "fair use" laws in the United States.