United Fruit Company

United Fruit Company

USA

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Sailings (undated; c. 1901)
Vessel(s)	Ports of call
Admiral Sampson Admiral Schley	Philadelphia, Jamaica (Port Antonio definitely, maybe also Kingston)
Admiral Dewey Admiral Farragut	Boston, Jamaica (Port Antonio definitely, maybe also Kingston )
? ?	New Orleans, Belize, Puerto Barrios, Puerto Cortes. Puerto Barrios omitted on return voyages.
? ?	New Orleans, Port Limon

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Sailings effective December 1, 1907
Vessel(s)	Ports of call
United Fruit Co.:
Admiral Farragut Admiral Schley	Philadelphia, Port Antonio
Admiral Dewey Admiral Sampson	Boston, Port Antonio, Bowden, Kingston. Port Antonio omitted on return voyages.
Baker Bradford	New York, Port Antonio
Brookline Barnstable	Baltimore, Port Antonio
Belita Beatrice	Charleston, Port Antonio. (Passengers carried on return voyages only.)
San Jose Limon Esparta	Boston, Port Limon
Bertha Karen	New Orleans, Port Limon
Ellis Preston Harry T. Inge	New Orleans, Port Limon, Colon
Helen Katie	Mobile, Bocas del Toro
Appomatox Greenbrier	New Orleans, Bocas del Toro. (Freight only)
Anselm Mobila	New Orleans, Belize, Livingston (every other voyage), Puerto Barrios, Puerto Cortez. Return voyages: Puerto Cortez, Belize, New Orleans.
Colombia Harald	Mobile, La Ceiba
Elders & Fyffes:
Matina Manistee	Manchester, Kingston, Port Limon. Returned directly to Manchester.
Chirripo Reventazon	Bristol, Port Limon

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Sailings January-July 1912
Vessel(s)	Ports of call
Carrillo Sixaola Tivives Turrialba	New York, Port Antonio (last call in April), Kingston, Colon, Bocas del Toro, Port Limon. Bocas del Toro omitted on return voyages. (Last call at Port Antonio in April.)
Almirante Metapan Santa Marta Zacapa	New York, Port Antonio (last call in April, also on return voyages), Kingston, Colon, Santa Marta
Abangarez Atenas Parismina	New Orleans, Colon, Bocas del Toro.
Cartago Heredia Orleanian	New Orleans, Puerto Barrios, Port Limon, Bocas del Toro
Preston Ellis	New Orleans, Belize, Puerto Barrios, Puerto Cortez
Limon San Josse Esparta	Boston, Port Limon
Admiral Farragut Admiral Schley	Philadelphia, Port Antonio
Jose Juan	Baltimore, Port Antonio. (Freight only)

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Sailings June-November 1913
Vessel(s)	Ports of call
Almirante Santa Marta Metapan Zacapa	New York, Kingston, Colon, Cartagena, Puerto Colombia, Santa Marta. Return voyages: Santa Marta, Colon, Kingston, New York.
Pastores Carrillo Tivives Sixaola	New York, Kingston, Colon, Bocas del Toro, Port Limon. Return voyages: Port Limon, Colon, Kingston, New York.
Suriname Frutera (freight only)	New York, Belize, Puerto Cortez, Puerto Barrios. Retuned directly to New York.
Abangarez Atenas Turrialba	New Orleans, Colon, Bocas del Toro
Cartago Heredia Parismina	New Orleans, Colon, Port Limon. Return voyages: Port Limon, Bocas del Toro, Colon, New Orleans.
Marowijne Saramacca Coppename	New Orleans, Belize, Puerto Barrios, Puerto Cortez, Port Limon
Admiral Dewey Admiral Schley	Philadelphia, Port Antonio

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Sailings April-August 1916 (issued April 1, 1916)
Vessel(s)	Ports of call
Pastores Tenadores	New York, Havana, Cristobal, Bocas del Toro, Port Limon. Bocas del Toro omitted on return voyages.
Calamares Metapan	New York, Havana, Cristobal, Port Limon
Almirante Carrillo Santa Marta Zacapa	New York, Kingston, Cristobal, Cartagena, Puerto Colombia, Santa Marta. Returned to New York via Cristobal and Kingston.
Sixaola Tivives	New York, Santiago, Port Antonio, Belize, Puerto Barrios, Puerto Cortez, Tela. Returned to New York via Livingston, Puerto Barrios, Port Antonio and Santiago.
Abangarez Atenas Turrialba Cartago (one roundtrip voyage only) Heredia (two roundtrip voyages only)	New Orleans, Havana, Cristobal. Called also at Bocas del Toro on return voyages.
Cartago Heredia Parismina Abangarez (one roundtrip voyage only) Atenas (one roundtrip voyage only)	New Orleans, Cristobal, Port Limon, Bocas del Toro. Called only at Cristobal on return voyages.
Coppename Suriname	New Orleans, Belize, Puerto Barrios, Tela. Called also at Puerto Cortez on return voyages.

Sailings April-July 1922
Vessel(s)	Ports of call
Pastores Calamares Ulua Toloa	New York, Havana, Cristobal
Sixaola Tivives	New York, Kingston, Cartagena, Puerto Colombia, Santa Marta. Returned to New York via Cristobal and Kingston.
Carrillo Metapan	New York, Kingston, Cristobal, Cartagena, Puerto Colombia, Santa Marta. Returned to New York via Kingston.
Santa Marta	New York, Santiago, Kingston, Puerto Barrios, Puerto Cortez, Puerto Castilla, Tela. Returned to New York via Kingston and Santiago.
Zacapa	New York, Santiago, Kingston, Belize, Puerto Barrios, Puerto Castilla, Tela. Returned to New York via Kingston and Santiago.
Abangarez Atenas Turrialba Zacapa (one roundtrip voyage only)	New Orleans, Havana, Cristobal, Bocas del Toro. Havana omitted on return voyages.
Cartago Heredia Parismina	New Orleans, Cristobal, Port Limon (a few voyages), Bocas del Toro. Return voyages: Bocas del Toro, Havana, New Orleans.
Coppename Saramacca Suriname	New Orleans, Belize (a few voyages), Puerto Barrios. Returned directly to New Orleans.

Sailings January-March 1933
Vessel(s)	Ports of call
Quirigua Veragua Peten (incl. maiden voyage in March) Calamares (January-February)	New York, Havana, Kingston (except Calamares), Cristobal, Port Limon. Kingston omitted on return voyages.
Santa Marta Metapan Sixaola	New York, Kingston, Cristobal. Return voyages: Cristobal, Cartagena, Puerto Colombia, Santa Marta, Kingston, New York.
Antigua Talamanca Chiriqui	San Francisco, Balboa. Return voyages: Balboa, Puerto Armuelles, Los Angeles, San Francisco.
Intercoastal service via a combination of the voyages/routes above: New York-Cristobal and Balboa-San Francisco. Connecting vessels were: Veragua/Santa Marta-Talamanca and Talamanca-Veragua; Calamares (later Peten)/Metapan-Antigua and Antigua-Calamares (later Peten); Quirigua/Sixaola-Chiriqui and Chiriqui-Quirigua.
Musa Platano	1) New York, Puerto Castilla, Puerto Barrios. Returned via Puerto Cortes to New York. 2) New York, Tela, Puerto Barrios. Returned via Puerto Cortes to New York. 3) New York, Belize, Puerto Barrios. Returned via Puerto Cortes to New York.
Iriona Tela	New York, Puerto Barrios. Returned via Philadelphia to New York.
Esparta Cuyamapa	New York, Santiago
Toloa Ulua	New Orleans, Havana, Cristobal. Returned via Puerto Castilla (or optionally Puerto Cortes or Tela) to New Orleans.
Atenas Turrialba	New Orleans, Havana, Puerton Barrios. Return voyages: Puerto Barrios, Puerto Cortes, Tela, Havana, New Orleans.
Click to view a photo of either the Chiriqui or Quirigua (from a c. 1933 Isthmian Airways brochure/timetable)

Sailings April-June 1934
Vessel(s)	Ports of call
Quirigua Veragua Peten	New York, Havana, Kingston, Cristobal, Port Limon. Kingston omitted on return voyages.
Calamares Ulua Toloa	New York, Kingston, Cristobal. Return voyages: Cristobal, Cartagena, Puerto Colombia, Santa Marta, Kingston, New York.
Antigua Talamanca Chiriqui	San Francisco, Los Angeles, Balboa. Return voyages: Balboa, Puerto Armuelles, Los Angeles, San Francisco.
Intercoastal service via a combination of the voyages/routes above: New York-Cristobal and Balboa-San Francisco. (Transfer between Cristobal and Balboa in "Parlor Cars".) Connecting vessels were: Veragua/Calamares-Antigua and Antigua-Veragua; Peten-Chiriqui and Chiriqui-Peten; Quirigua-Talamanca and Talamanca-Quirigua.
Musa	1) New York, Puerto Castilla, Puerto Barrios. Returned via Puerto Cortes to New York. 2) New York, Tela, Puerto Barrios. Returned via Puerto Cortes to New York.
Platano	New York, Santiago, Puerto Barrios. Returned via Puerto Cortes to New York.
Metapan Santa Marta	New Orleans, Havana, Cristobal. Returned via Tela and Havana to New Orleans.
Sixaola Zacapa	New Orleans, Havana, Cristobal. Returned via Almirante, Tela and Havana to New Orleans.
Metapan Santa Marta Sixaola Zacapa	New Orleans, Puerton Barrios. Returned via Puerto Cortes and Tela to New Orleans.

Sailings April-June 1935
Vessel(s)	Ports of call
Quirigua Veragua Peten	New York, Havana, Kingston, Cristobal, Port Limon. Kingston omitted on return voyages.
Calamares Toloa Ulua	New York, Kingston, Cristobal. Return voyages: Cristobal, Cartagena, Puerto Colombia, Santa Marta, Kingston, New York.
Antigua Talamanca Chiriqui	San Francisco, Los Angeles, Balboa. Return voyages: Balboa, Puerto Armuelles, Los Angeles, San Francisco.
Intercoastal service via a combination of the voyages/routes above: New York-Cristobal and Balboa-San Francisco. (Transfer by rail between Cristobal and Balboa.) Connecting vessels were: Veragua-Chiriqui and Chiriqui-Veragua; Peten-Talamanca and Talamanca-Peten; Quirigua/Calamares-Antigua and Antigua-Quirigua.
Musa	New York, Puerto Castilla, Tela, Puerto Barrios. Returned via Puerto Cortes to New York.
Platano	New York, Santiago, Puerto Barrios. Returned via Puerto Cortes to New York.
Metapan Sixaola	New Orleans, Havana, Cristobal. Returned via Tela and Havana to New Orleans.
Santa Marta Zacapa	New Orleans, Havana, Cristobal. Returned via Almirante, Tela and Havana to New Orleans.
Metapan Santa Marta Sixaola Zacapa	New Orleans, Belize (every 3rd voyage), Puerton Barrios. Returned via Puerto Cortes and Tela to New Orleans.
Click to view a photo of the Peten and photos of the interior of some of the ships of "The Great White Fleet" Click to view the route map of the mid-1930s

Sailings July-September 1936
Vessel(s)	Ports of call
Peten Veragua Quirigua	New York, Havana, Kingston, Cristobal, Port Limon. Kingston omitted on return voyages.
Calamares Toloa Ulua	New York, Kingston, Cristobal. Return voyages: Cristobal, Cartagena, Puerto Colombia, Santa Marta, Kingston, New York.
Talamanca	San Francisco, Los Angeles, Balboa. Return voyages: Balboa, Puerto Armuelles, Los Angeles, San Francisco.
Antigua Chiriqui	San Francisco, Los Angeles, Acapulco (several voyages), Balboa. Return voyages: Balboa, Puerto Armuelles, Manzanillo (several voyages), Los Angeles, San Francisco.
Intercoastal service via a combination of the voyages/routes above: New York-Cristobal and Balboa-San Francisco. (Transfer by rail between Cristobal and Balboa.) Connecting vessels were: Veragua-Chiriqui and Chiriqui-Veragua; Peten-Antigua and Antigua-Peten; Quirigua/Calamares-Talamanca and Talamanca-Quirigua.
Musa	New York, Puerto Castilla, Tela, Puerto Barrios. Returned via Puerto Cortes to New York.
Platano	New York, Santiago, Puerto Barrios. Returned via Puerto Cortes to New York.
Iriona Castilla	Philadelphia, Puerto Barrios
Metapan Santa Marta Sixaola Tivives	1) New Orleans, Havana, Cristobal. Returned via Almirante, Puerto Castilla and Havana to New Orleans. 2) New Orleans, Belize (every 5th voyage), Tela, Puerto Cortes. Returned via Puerto Barrios to New Orleans.

Sailings January-March 1939
Vessel(s)	Ports of call
Talamanca Jamaica Quirigua Veragua Chiriqui	1) New York, Havana, Port Limon, Cristobal. Port Limon omitted on return voyages. 2) New York, Kingston, Puerto Colombia, Cartagena, Cristobal. Returned via Kingston to New York.
Antigua	New York, Santiago, Puerto Barrios. Returned via Puerto Cortes to New York.
Pastores	New York, Tela, Puerto Barrios. Returned via Puerto Cortes to New York
Musa Platano	New York, Cristobal. Returned via Santa Marta to New York.
Ulua Toloa	1) New Orleans, Havana, Cristobal. Returned via Port Limon and Havana to New Orleans. 2) New Orleans, Puerto Barrios. Returned via Tela to New Orleans.
Santa Marta Sixaola	1) New Orleans, Havana, Cristobal. Returned via Almirante, Port Limon and Havana to New Orleans. 2) New Orleans, Belize (every 3rd voyage), Puerto Barrios. Returned via Puerto Cortes to New Orleans.
Castilla Tela	Philadelphia, Puerto Barrios

Sailings January-March 1941 (revised schedule eff. January 3, 1941)
Vessel(s)	Ports of call
Talamanca Jamaica Quirigua Veragua Chiriqui	1) New York, Havana, Cristobal. Returned via Puerto Barrios and Havana to New York. 2) New York, Cristobal. Returned via Port Limon, Puerto Barrios and Havana to New York. 3) New York, Barranquilla, Cartagena, Cristobal. Returned via Kingston to New York. 4) New York, Kingston, Barranquilla, Cartagena, Cristobal. Returned directly to New York.
Antigua	New York, Havana, Puerto Barrios. Returned directly to New York.
Calamares (Freighter - no passengers carried)	New York, Puerto Barrios
Tela Castilla	New York, Puerto Barrios. Returned via Havana to New York.
Ulua Toloa	1) New Orleans, Havana, Port Limon, Cristobal. Returned via Tela and Havana to New Orleans. 2) New Orleans, Puerto Barrios, Tela. Returned directly to New Orleans.
Santa Marta Sixaola	1) New Orleans, Havana, Cristobal. Returned via Tela and Havana to New Orleans. 2) New Orleans, Puerto Barrios, Purto Cortes. Returned directly to New Orleans.

Sailings July-September 1941
Vessel(s)	Ports of call
Talamanca Jamaica Quirigua Veragua Chiriqui	1) New York, Nassau, Cristobal. Returned via Port Limon, Puerto Barrios and Havana to New York. 2) New York, Kingston, Cristobal. Returned via Port Limon, Puerto Barrios and Havana to New York. 3) New York, Barranquilla, Cartagena, Cristobal. Returned via Kingston to New York. 4) New York, Barranquilla, Cartagena, Cristobal. Returned directly to New York.
Antigua	New York, Havana, Tela. Returned via Puerto Barrios and Puerto Cortes to New York.
Musa	New York, Havana, Puerto Barrios. Returned via Puerto Cortes to New York.
Ulua Toloa	1) New Orleans, Havana, Port Limon, Cristobal. Returned via Puerto Cortes and Havana to New Orleans. 2) New Orleans, Puerto Barrios. Returned via Tela to New Orleans.
Santa Marta Sixaola	1) New Orleans, Havana, Cristobal. Returned via Puerto Cortes and Havana to New Orleans. 2) New Orleans, Puerto Barrios. Returned via Puerto Cortes to New Orleans.

Sailings (issued January 1948)
Vessel(s)	Ports of call
Jamaica Talamanca Veragua	New York, Havana, Cristobal. Returned via Puerto Barrios to New York.

Sailings April-December 1950
Vessel(s)	Ports of call
Talamanca Jamaica Veragua	New York, Havana, Puerto Barrios. Returned directly to New York.
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Sailings April-December 1950
Vessel(s)	Ports of call
Quirigua Chiriqui Antigua (2 sailings in April only)	New Orleans, Havana, Puerto Barrios. Returned directly to New Orleans.

Sailings April-August 1952 (issued March 1952)
Vessel(s)	Ports of call
Quirigua Chiriqui	New Orleans, Cristobal, Tela. Returned directly to New Orleans.
Antigua	New Orleans, Havana, Puerto Barrios, Tela. Havana omitted on return voyages.

Sailings April 1952-March 1953
Vessel(s)	Ports of call
Talamanca Jamaica Veragua	New York, Havana, Cristobal. Returned to New York via Cartagena and Santa Marta.
No ships are mentioned in the brochure, but according to Mark H. Goldberg's "Going Bananas" these were the United Fruit ships in service on this route.

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