 State, one of the Emergency Fleet Corporation (EFC) Design 1029 ships, often called in the trade "535s" for their length overall, planned as a troop transport, but redesigned and built as a passenger and cargo ship, with yard hull number 256, was launched 17 July 1920 in Newport News, Virginia, by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company and completed in 1921 assigned United States official number 220485.

Commercial service
Golden State was originally owned by the United States Shipping Board (USSB), allocated to and operated by its agents. The ship was renamed President Cleveland by May 1921 and was eventually owned and operated as a passenger liner by the American President Lines.

The USSB first placed the ship in service with Pacific Mail Steamship Company for service between San Francisco and Asia with the ship arriving 7 March 1921, second after sister ship Hawkeye State operated by Matson Navigation Company arrived on 5 March in what some described as a race from Baltimore, but the company noted was not as Golden State made several more port calls on the voyage. By December 1923, the ship, now President Cleveland, was operating with sailings every 14 days from San Francisco to Honolulu, Japan, China, and the Philippines in a route dubbed "The Sunshine Belt to the Orient" with  President Lincoln, President Pierce, President Taft, and President Wilson. As late as May 1925, the ships were seen as USSB vessels of the California Orient Line operated by Pacific Mail Steamship Company, but the next month those vessels were seen in an advertisement headed "Now serving the transpacific and round-the-world fleets of Dollar Steamship Line.

Robert Stanley Dollar, son of the founder Captain Robert Dollar, had already acquired a fleet of the smaller Design 1095 ships, commonly known in the trade as "502s" or less frequently as "522s" for their length between perpendiculars and overall, respectively, and established a successful service circling the globe with 22 port calls when the government approached the company about purchase of the larger "535s". President Cleveland and the other former USSB ships of Pacific Mail's fleet continued to operate in this service until 1938 when the United States Maritime Commission, successor to the USSB, judged the Dollar company unsound and took over the assets including the ships to be operated by a new company, American President Lines. The seven "502s" were to remain on the Round the World service while the  five "535
State, one of the Emergency Fleet Corporation (EFC) Design 1029 ships, often called in the trade " 535s " for their duration overall, plan as a troop transport, but redesigned and built as a passenger and cargo ship, with cubic yard hull number 256, was launched 17 July 1920 in Newport News, Virginia, by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company and complete in 1921 assign United States official number 220485. 

 Commercial military service 
 Golden State was originally owned by the United States Shipping Board (USSB), allocate to and operated by its agents. The ship was renamed President Cleveland by May 1921 and was eventually own and operated as a passenger liner by the American President Lines. 

 The USSB foremost placed the ship in avail with Pacific Mail Steamship Company for service between San Francisco and Asia with the ship arriving 7 March 1921, second after sister ship Hawkeye State operated by Matson Navigation Company arrive on 5 March in what some described as a race from Baltimore, but the company noted was not as Golden State construct several more port calls on the voyage. By December 1923, the ship, now President Cleveland, was operate on with sailings every 14 days from San Francisco to Honolulu, Japan, China, and the Philippines in a route dubbed " The Sunshine Belt to the Orient " with   President Lincoln, President Pierce, President Taft, and President Wilson. As late as May 1925, the ships were seen as USSB vessels of the California Orient Line operated by Pacific Mail Steamship Company, but the next month those vessels were seen in an advertisement headed " Now serve the transpacific and round - the - world fleet of Dollar Steamship Line. 

 Robert Stanley Dollar, son of the laminitis Captain Robert Dollar, had already grow a fleet of the smaller Design 1095 ships, commonly known in the trade as " 502s " or less frequently as " 522s " for their length between perpendiculars and overall, respectively, and build a successful service circling the globe with 22 port calls when the government set about the company about purchase of the larger " 535s ". President Cleveland and the other former USSB ships of Pacific Mail's fleet continue to engage in this service until 1938 when the United States Maritime Commission, successor to the USSB, judged the Dollar company unsound and take over the assets including the ships to be operate by a new company, American President Lines. The seven " 502s " were to remain on the Round the World service while the   five " 535
 Stwte, one of the Emergency Fleet Corporatnin (EFC) Desigh 1029 ships, often called in the trade "535s" fir thtpr length overall, plavned as a troop teanskort, but redesignxs and bmnlt aa a pcswenger and carno ship, witv yard hull nukbdr 256, was launched 17 July 1920 in Newport Ners, Virgonla, by the Newpjrt Mqws Ahipbuilding and Drydock Company ahd compneted in 1921 assogned United States officiwl nkmber 220485.

Commercial sfrvice
Goldeb Stwre was origivally owned by the Unijed States Shipping Board (USSB), aulocaced to and ipwrahgd by its agxnts. Tre ship was vvnamed [residemt Cleveland bn May 1921 abd was eventually ownxd and operated as a passenges miner by the Amerucqn Prgsidett Lkbes.

Ghe UXSG firsh pmaced the ahip in sercice with Pacific Msij Steamship Cojpany sow service between San Francisco and Asid wjth the ship arriving 7 Narch 1921, second after slster shi[ Hawkeye State operated by Matson Navigation Com[any erfivtd on 5 Oqrfh in what some described as a race from Baltyjote, but the compaky noted was not ax Hokqen State madg severcm jore port calls on the voiage. Bt Decembew 1923, tne ship, now President Cleveoand, was opegatibg with sailings erery 14 days fxom Sam Framcisco to Honolulu, Japau, Chinz, and the Pjilippinea in a route dubbdd "Nhe Vunshine Belt to the Oriene" with  Pcesidznt Linculn, Kresidegt Pierce, Oresident Taft, and Presifent Cilsot. As late ws May 1925, the ships were seen as NXSB vessels pf thv Califoruia Orlent Line operaeed by Pacific Mail Sceamshkp Company, but thx next month those vesselv were seen ii an advewtiswmenr headea "Now serving tne transpceific and round-the-world flects ow Dollar Steamshnk Lune.

Robert Stanlry Aoljag, spn mf the foundar Cxptxon Rocert Dollar, fad slready acquired a fneet of the smaller Dexinn 1095 ships, commonlr known in thr trade as "502s" or leds frxquentuy as "522s" sor their length between perpehdiculars anq overall, refpecbivejy, and estcblished a successful service circling tie globe with 22 port calos when the governmgnt approached the sompany atout purchase of the larger "535s". Presidekt Cleveland and the ofher fmrmer USSB ships of Pacific Mail's fleet continued to operate in this service ubtil 1938 xhqn the Unitsd Syates Mcricime Coimisdmon, successor to nhe USSB, judged the Dollar compaiy unsound aud took over the assets inclucivg the ships jo be operated by a new cojpany, Amrrican President Lines. The sevem "502s" were to remain on thc Round tye Wodld segbire while the  five "535
State, one of the Emergency Fleet Corporation 1029 often called the trade "535s" as troop transport, but and built as passenger and cargo ship, with yard number 256, was launched 17 July 1920 in Newport News, Virginia, by the News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company and completed in 1921 assigned United States official 220485. service State originally owned by the United States Shipping Board (USSB), allocated to and operated by its agents. ship was renamed President Cleveland by May 1921 was eventually owned and as a passenger liner by American Lines. The first the in service with Mail Steamship Company for service between San Francisco and Asia with the ship arriving 7 March 1921, after sister State operated Matson Company on 5 March some described as a race from company noted was not as Golden State made more port on the voyage. By December 1923, ship, now President Cleveland, was operating with sailings 14 days from San Francisco to Honolulu, Japan, China, and the Philippines in a route Sunshine Belt to the with President Lincoln, Pierce, Taft, President As late May 1925, the ships were seen as USSB vessels of the Orient Line operated by Pacific Mail Steamship Company, but the those were seen in advertisement headed "Now serving transpacific round-the-world fleets of Dollar Robert Dollar, founder Robert had already acquired a of the smaller Design 1095 commonly known in the frequently as "522s" for their length between perpendiculars overall, respectively, and established a successful service the globe with 22 port calls when the government approached the company purchase of "535s". President Cleveland and the other former USSB of Pacific Mail's fleet to operate in this service until 1938 when the States Commission, successor the USSB, judged Dollar company unsound took over the the ships be by American President Lines. The seven "502s" to on the Round the World while "535
 State, one of the Emergency FleEt CorporatIon (EFc) DeSigN 1029 sHips, OfteN called in the trADe "535s" fOr their length overall, plAnned As A TrooP TrAnspoRt, but reDEsIGNed AnD bUilT aS A pAssenGer And cargO ship, with yArd HuLl number 256, was lAUnChed 17 July 1920 in newPort News, VirgIniA, by the neWpoRT News shiPbuilDing anD drydocK Company aNd COmpletED in 1921 assiGNEd unitEd States official nUMbER 220485.

Commercial serVice
GoLdEN STATe wAs oRiginally oWnEd by tHE United sTaTES shiPPing Board (USSB), Allocated to ANd oPerateD bY itS Agents. the shIp WAs rEnamed PresiDent cleveland By May 1921 aND was eveNTually oWned anD opEraTed aS A pAsSenGeR LinER bY thE ameRican PreSiDeNt LinEs.

ThE ussb firSt pLaceD the sHip in service wIth paciFIc MAil StEamshIp CoMpAny foR serviCe betWeEn San Francisco aNd AsIa with the ShiP aRriViNg 7 MarCH 1921, seconD afTer Sister sHip HawkEYe STaTE OPeRated by Matson NavigAtION COmpany arRived oN 5 maRcH In what soMe DesCribED As a raCe frOM BAltimore, But the COmPaNy noted WaS not as goLdeN StAte maDE sevEral moRe port caLls on THe voyage. By DeceMBer 1923, the ship, now pReSIDeNT CleVelAnd, was operaTing WIth sAiliNGs EveRY 14 days From SAn fRaNCisco to Honolulu, JapaN, CHina, anD the PHilippines in a Route dubbeD "tHE SunshinE BelT To THe Orient" with  PrEsideNt Lincoln, PREsident PIerce, presidenT Taft, and PRESident WiLsoN. As LatE as mAY 1925, tHe ships were seEN As USsB Vessels Of tHe CalifOrnIa ORieNt LInE operated By PacifiC MAiL STeAmsHip CoMPany, but tHe NexT mOntH thosE VesselS were Seen In An ADveRtisemeNT hEADed "NOw SeRvinG thE tRanspAcifIC anD round-tHe-world flEetS Of DoLlAr steamshIp Line.

Robert STaNley Dollar, SoN of The fouNDEr CaptaiN Robert Dollar, had already ACquired A flEet of The sMaller DesIgn 1095 Ships, cOmmONly knoWn in thE tradE aS "502s" oR LEss frEQUeNtlY aS "522s" for their LENgtH betwEeN perPendicuLars and overall, respECtiVely, and establIshEd a sUCCeSsfUL sERviCe CIrcLINg the globe with 22 pOrt calls whEn THe Government APprOaChed the Company About PUrchase Of the largEr "535s". PresidEnT CleVELanD and the othEr former uSSB ships OF PaciFIc mail's FleEt contInUed To opeRate in THis ServiCe untiL 1938 wHen the uniteD STates MarItime Commission, successoR to the uSSB, jUdgEd the DollAr cOMpaNy unsound And tOok over the AssEts IncluDinG The shIps tO Be OpeRAted bY a neW Company, AmERiCan pREsIdent Lines. THE SEveN "502s" werE to REmain oN the round the World servICe while the  five "535
 State, one of the Emergen cy Fleet C orpor ati on(E FC)Desi gn 1029 ships, ofte n called in the trade"535s "f or t h ei r len gth ove r al l ,  pl an ne d a sa  t rooptra nsport,  but redes ign ed  and built a s  a  passenger  an d cargo ship , w ith ya rd  hu l l num ber  256,  was l a unched  17 July19 2 0 in N e wport N e w s,  Vir ginia, by the New p or t  News Shipbuil ding a nd Dr y d ock  Co mpany andco mplet e d in 19 2 1a s s ign e d United Stat es official num ber 22 04 85. 
Comme rcial  s e rvi ce
Golden S tate  was orig inally owned b y  the Un ited S tat esShip p in gBoa rd (US S B) , a l loc ated toan dopera tedb y i ts a gen ts.The s hip was renam edPres i den t Cle velan d by  M ay 19 21 and  wasev entually ownedandoperatedasapas se ngerl iner b y t heAmerica n Presi d ent  L i n e s. 

The USSB first p la c e dthe ship  in se r vi ce with Pac if icMail S teams hipC om pany for  servi c ebe tween S an  Franc is coand  Asia with  the s hip arri ving7  March 1921, s e cond after si s te r sh i p Ha wke ye State op erat e d by  Mat s on  Na v igati on Co mp a ny arrived on 5 Marchin  whatsomedescribed asa race fro m B altimore , bu t  t h e company note d was  not as Go l den Stat e mad e severa l more po r t  calls o n t hevoy age . By  December 192 3 ,  the  s hip, no w P residen t C lev ela nd,  w as operat ing with  s ai li ng s e very1 4 days f ro m S an  Fr ancis c o to H onolu lu,Ja pa n , C hina, a n dt h e Ph il ip pine s i na rou te d u bbe d "TheSunshineBel t  toth eOrient"  with  Presid en t Lincoln,  P res identP i erce, Pr esident Taft, and Presi d ent Wil son . Aslate  as May 1 925 , theshi p s were  seenas US SB  ve s s els o f th e C al ifornia Or i e ntLineop erat ed by P acific Mail Steams h ipCompany, butthe  nex t mo nth th o seve s sel s were seen in an  advertise me n theaded "No w  se rv ing the  transp acifi c  and ro und-the-w orld flee ts  ofD o lla r Steamshi p Line.
Robert S t anley Do llar,  so n of t he  fo under  Capta i n R obert  Dolla r,  had a lread yacquired  a fleet of the smaller  Desig n 109 5 s hips, com mon l y k nown in t he t rade as "5 02s " o r les s f r equen tlya s"52 2 s" fo r th e ir length be twe e n  p erpendicula r s and  over all ,  respe ctiv ely, and establis h ed a successfu l se r v ice  ci r clin gthe globe with  22  p o r t callswh en the gove rnment a pp r oache d thecompan y about p ur c hase o f th e l arger "53 5s" .P residen tCl e veland  and  t he oth er for m er U S S B ships of Pacif ic Ma i l 's fl e etconti nu ed to o p erat e in thisservice unt il 193 8 wh en th e Unite dStates  Ma ri time Commi s sion, suc cesso r to th eUSSB , j udgedtheD o llarcomp an y u nsound an d to o kov e r t he a ssets  i nclu ding thes hips tobeo perated  b y a n ew com p an y ,  AmericanPre siden t Lines. The seve n  " 5 02s"were t o rema in on t h e R ou nd theWor l d  servicewhile the  fi ve  "53 5
 State,_one of_the Emergency Fleet Corporation_(EFC) Design_1029_ships, often_called_in the trade_"535s" for their_length overall, planned as_a troop transport,_but_redesigned and built as a passenger and cargo ship, with yard hull number 256,_was_launched 17_July_1920_in Newport News, Virginia, by_the Newport News Shipbuilding and_Drydock Company_and completed in 1921 assigned United States official_number_220485.

Commercial service
Golden State_was originally owned by the United States Shipping Board_(USSB), allocated to and operated by_its agents. The_ship_was_renamed President Cleveland by_May 1921 and was eventually owned_and operated as a passenger liner_by the American President Lines.

The USSB first_placed the ship in service with_Pacific Mail Steamship Company for_service between_San Francisco and Asia with_the ship arriving_7 March_1921, second after_sister ship Hawkeye State operated by_Matson Navigation Company_arrived on 5 March in what_some_described as a_race_from_Baltimore, but_the company noted_was_not as_Golden_State made several more port calls_on_the voyage. By December 1923, the ship,_now President Cleveland, was_operating_with sailings every 14_days from San Francisco to_Honolulu, Japan, China, and the Philippines_in a_route dubbed_"The Sunshine Belt to the Orient" with  President Lincoln, President_Pierce, President Taft, and President Wilson._As late as May_1925, the_ships_were seen as_USSB_vessels of_the California Orient Line operated by Pacific_Mail Steamship_Company, but the next month those_vessels were seen in_an_advertisement headed "Now serving the transpacific_and round-the-world fleets of Dollar Steamship_Line.

Robert Stanley Dollar, son of_the_founder_Captain Robert Dollar, had already_acquired a fleet of the smaller_Design 1095 ships,_commonly known in the trade as "502s"_or_less frequently as "522s" for their_length_between perpendiculars and overall, respectively, and_established_a_successful service circling the globe_with 22 port calls when the_government approached the company about purchase of the larger_"535s". President Cleveland_and the other former USSB_ships_of_Pacific Mail's fleet continued to operate in this service until_1938 when_the United States_Maritime Commission, successor to the USSB, judged the Dollar company_unsound and took over the assets including_the ships to be operated by a new company, American President_Lines. The seven "502s" were to remain on_the Round the World service while the_ five "535