William Matson was a Swedish-born American shipping executive. He was the founder of Matson Navigation Company.
William Matson
Matson, Inc., is an American shipping and navigation services company headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii. Founded in 1882, Matson, Inc.'s subsidiary Matson Navigation Company provides ocean shipping services across the Pacific to Hawaii, Alaska, Guam, Micronesia, the South Pacific, China, and Japan.
A Matson container ship passing under the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California, US.
Historical image from Matson Lines promoting their Hawaiian hotels
SS Lurline 1930s
The SS Monterey