SS Malolo

	Queen Frederica, formerly Malolo, in Halifax Harbour, 1962
History
Name	SS Malolo
Owner	Matson Navigation Company (1927–1948); Home Lines (1948–1965); Chandris Lines (1965–1977);
Builder	William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia
Yard number	509
Laid down	1925
Launched	26 June 1926
Christened	26 June 1926
Completed	May 1927
Maiden voyage	16 November 1927
Renamed	Matsonia, 1937; Atlantic, 1948; Queen Frederica, January 1955;
Identification	IMO number: 5376997
Fate	Laid up, November 1973; Sold for scrapping in Eleusina, Greece, July 1977;
General characteristics
Tonnage	17,226 gross register tons (GRT) (1927)
Length	582 ft (177 m)
Beam	83 ft (25 m)
Draught	30 ft 7 in (9.32 m)
Speed	21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) service; 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph) maximum;
Capacity	620 passengers (457 1st class, 163 Cabin class)

SS Malolo (later known as Matsonia, Atlantic, and Queen Frederica) was a passenger liner, later cruise ship, built by William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia, in 1926 for the Matson Line. She was the first of a number of ships designed by William Francis Gibbs for the line, which did much to develop tourism in the Hawaiian Islands. In 1927, Matson commissioned its largest ship yet, the Malolo (flying fish) for the first-class luxury service between San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Honolulu. The Malolo and other Matson liners advertised superb public rooms, spacious cabins, swimming pools, a gymnasium, and a staff, including a hairdresser, to provide a high standard of service.

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