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Hoffman tells their tales here: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThere's the story of the PRESIDENT HARRISON, captured by the Japanese on the second day of the war after the captain rammed her onto a reef to render her useless; the dramatic rescue of the crew of the RUTH ALEXANDER, destroyed by Japanese bombers, who crowded aboard a Dutch seaplane that then had to taxi an astonishing five miles to take-off due to the weight; the Far East office staff of APL who were captured in Manila and spent the war in a prisoner camp; a valiant young purser aboard the RUTH ALEXANDER who soon returned to sea only to have his ship sunk again but keep volunteering until grounded for the duration, and more.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Wrote Hoffman, \"In summary, prior to Pearl Harbor American President Lines had twenty owned vessels. 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APL passenger liners and freighters were key players in the Pacific war. Hoffman tells their tales here: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThere's the story of the PRESIDENT HARRISON, captured by the Japanese on the second day of the war after the captain rammed her onto a reef to render her useless; the dramatic rescue of the crew of the RUTH ALEXANDER, destroyed by Japanese bombers, who crowded aboard a Dutch seaplane that then had to taxi an astonishing five miles to take-off due to the weight; the Far East office staff of APL who were captured in Manila and spent the war in a prisoner camp; a valiant young purser aboard the RUTH ALEXANDER who soon returned to sea only to have his ship sunk again but keep volunteering until grounded for the duration, and more.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Wrote Hoffman, \"In summary, prior to Pearl Harbor American President Lines had twenty owned vessels. All 20 'went to war' ... and only 3 came back.\" A moving and dramatic story. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eExcellent condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}