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	S/S Transcolumbia - Saigon River, 1970
	In the summer of 1983, many years after he had taken the above picture, Erdem Yurtseven had worked on the sister ship ss Transcolorado ( seen below ) on a voyage to Mediterranean Sea.
	Ship Details : Launched / Builder / Class: 17 July 1945 /Kaiser Shipbuilding Corp, Vancouver, WA./ C4-S-A3 / Tonnage : 12420 Grt Lenght / Beam / Draft : 524 / 72 / 26 feet Engine / Speed : Steam turbine, single propeller, 13750 shp / 17 knots Troop Accommodations : 3485 History : 1946 Moore McCormack Lines 1947 American President Lines 1950 USNS MARINE LYNX ( T-AP194) 1967 Hudson Waterways, TRANSCOLUMBIA. Rebuilt as heavy lift carrier. 1968 Refitted as car carrier. 1985 Laid up at San Fransisco.
	The above stern view of ss Transcolumbia and that of her sister ship ss Transcolorado below were taken by Mr. Mueller - Debus at Bremenhaven in May, 1977 and Oct., 1978 respectively. For more of this precious collection here on this site pls. click.
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