SS Suedco

SS Suedco was a Design 1023 cargo ship built for the United States Shipping Board immediately after World War I.

History
She was laid down as yard number 121 at the Newark, New Jersey shipyard of the Submarine Boat Corporation (SBC), one of 132 Design 1023 cargo ships built for the United States Shipping Board (there were 154 ships of the class built in total). She was launched on 15 April 1920, completed in June 1920, and named Suedco. She was named after Electro-Dynamic Company, (her name being a portmanteau of her manufacturer and her namesake, SUbmarine Boat Electro Dynamic COrporation). In 1931, she was one of 22 Design 1023 ships purchased by the Portland California Steamship Company. In 1934, she was purchased by Matheson Alkali Works of Saltville, Virginia, a manufacturer of chlorine and caustic soda. In 1935, she was broken up.