SS Mari Chandris
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SS Mari Chandris was a cargo steamship. She was built in Japan in 1918 as Seifuku Maru No. 20, and bought that year by the United States Shipping Board (USSB), who renamed her Easterner. From November 1918 to May 1919 she spent six months in the United States Navy as USS Easterner (ID–3331), carrying cargo between the East Coast of the United States and France.
The ship as Easterner, in First World War camouflage
Easterner alongside other ships in First World War camouflage
USS Eastern Queen
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USS Eastern Queen (ID–3406) was a cargo steamship. She was built in Japan in 1918 as Tofuku Maru, and bought that year by the United States Shipping Board (USSB), who renamed her Eastern Queen. From October 1918 to April 1919 she spent six months in the United States Navy as USS Eastern Queen, carrying cargo between the East Coast of the United States and France.
Eastern Queen in port, probably in 1918