The Royal Helenic Mail Steamer (RHMS) Atlantis was original constructed as the USS General W. P. Richardson (AP-118) – a troopship that served with the United States Navy in World War II. She was later transferred to the United States Army and served briefly during the Korean War as USAT General W. P. Richardson before entering commercial service.
In 1957 she was bought by the Hawaiian Steamship Company and renamed Leilani on 5 February 1957. Laid up once again in San Francisco, she was seized by the Federal Government on 12 May 1959 and put up for auction the following month. On 25 July 1960, she was bought by American President Lines, refitted at Seattle and renamed President Roosevelt.
In 1970 she was sold to Chandris Lines and named Atlantis. Her maiden voyage left New York on 2 July 1971, arriving in Freeport/Nassau 9 Jul.
In October 1972 she was sold again, to the Ares Shipping Corporation and named Emerald Seas. After nearly 60 years of both different owners and services, she was scrapped in India in 2005.
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