"Hawaiian Pilot" freighter chartered for pleasure cruise, 1952

9 images. "Hawaiian Pilot" freighter chartered for pleasure cruise, 16 May 1952. Frank T. Regan; Russell Combs; Captain Hans Matthieson; Mrs. P.H. Germaine; Mrs. Emma Lamoree; Mrs. Helen Forker; Mr. and Mrs. N.O. Dion; Mrs. Robert H. Carmichael; Robert H. Carmichael; Mrs. Elwood Johnson.; Supplementary slip reads: "Gershon. City Desk. Freighter chartered for pleasure cruise. Number 1: Frank T. Regan leans over chart to see how Second Mate Russell Combs of Matson freighter 'Hawaiian Pilot' points out what Diamond Head, a famous landfall in Hawaii, looks like on a chart to Mrs. Regan. Number 2: Captain Hans Matthieson, skipper of the 'Hawaiian Pilot', points rudder indicator as Mrs. P.H. Germaine holds wheel and husband looks on. It's not new to 'P.H.' -- he's been on the waterfront for years and is taking a 'bus man's holiday' in a cruise fostered by neighbors pooling idea. Number 3: Divorcees, they are going to 'catch up on their reading'. Photo shows Mrs. George Lamoree and Mrs. Helen Stanley Forker in deck chairs. Number 4: Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Carmichael smile from the bridge railing. They belong to a colony deciding on a trip to Hawaii chartering freighter's passenger accommodations. Numbers 5-6: Frank T. 'Tim' Regan in lei on deck looks down on cabin cruiser of B.F. McDonald, manufacturer, wishing him 'Aloha'".