▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁the ▁newer ▁We ero ona ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁line ▁remaining ▁in ▁service ▁due ▁to ▁increased ▁land ▁transport ▁with ▁We ero ona ▁being ▁purchased ▁for ▁war ▁service ▁ 1 7 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁ ▁An ▁article ▁of ▁ 1 ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁not ing ▁the ▁ste amer ▁might ▁not ▁res ume ▁exc urs ion ▁service ▁after ▁the ▁war ▁mentions ▁the ▁company , ▁Bay ▁Ste am ers , ▁was ▁in ▁liquid ation ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁ship ▁operated ▁thirty - three ▁years ▁without ▁a ▁collision , ▁that ▁four ▁of ▁her ▁capt ains ▁had ▁retired ▁and ▁died ▁and ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁made ▁ 2 , 7 7 4 ▁voy ages , ▁travel led ▁▁ ▁and ▁carried ▁ 3 , 0 3 0 , 5 0 8 ▁passengers ▁in ▁that ▁service . ▁ ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁service We ero ona ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁permanent ▁local ▁fleet ▁under ▁the ▁South west ▁Pacific ▁Area ▁command ' s ▁supply ▁organisation , ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁Services ▁of ▁Supp ly , ▁South west ▁Pacific ▁Area ▁( US AS OS ▁SW PA ), ▁and ▁was ▁used ▁extens ively ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁qu arters ▁ship ▁for ▁American ▁mar itime ▁personnel . ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Small ▁Sh ips ▁Section ▁the ▁vessel ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁local ▁fleet ▁number ▁S - 1 9 5 ▁and ▁perhaps ▁also ▁as ▁CS Q - 1 . ▁We ero ona ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁qu arters