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Ideal X

Also Known As Potrero Hills The ship's name before its 1955-56 conversion by Malcom McLean's company into the first successful container ship.
Cargo and Merchant Vessels
Hull Stacked with Containers

A converted T-2 tanker ship that, on 26 April 1956, carried 58 standardized truck trailer bodies as deck cargo from Newark, New Jersey to Houston, Texas. Organized by the trucking entrepreneur Malcom McLean, it was the first successful commercial voyage to carry cargo in standardized containers rather than loose crates and sacks, launching the modern container shipping industry. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Year
1956 1
Significance
The first successful commercial voyage carrying cargo in standardized containers, launching modern container shipping. 1
Manufacturer or Builder
Marinship Corporation (built 1945 as Potrero Hills); converted by Bethlehem Steel 1
Connections

Exemplifies

Intermodal Transport, Concepts
Source Wikipedia: Intermodal Freight Transport
Maritime Transport, Modes
Source Wikipedia: SS Ideal X

Invented By

Malcom McLean, Figures
Source Wikipedia: SS Ideal X
Sources
1. Wikipedia: SS Ideal X
Wikipedia
  • Overview
    SS Ideal X, a converted World War II T-2 oil tanker, was the first commercially successful container ship.
  • Opening paragraph
    Built by The Marinship Corporation during World War II as Potrero Hills,
  • Opening paragraph (voyage)
    During her first voyage in her new configuration, on 26 April 1956, the Ideal X carried 58 containers from Port Newark, New Jersey, to Port of Houston, Texas
  • Infobox, ship names
    Ideal X, ex-Potrero Hills, ex-Capt. John D.P., ex-Elemir.
  • In Group: Container Ships, Lead sentence
    SS Ideal X, a converted World War II T-2 oil tanker, was the first commercially successful container ship.
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