Mid-career and historic rescues George Fried

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ss president roosevelt, 1920s


fried s service united states lines after 1921 member of merchant marine. served chief officer on united states lines luxury liner ss president grant , briefly in position on uss america. married laura parmenter on march 21, 1922 in new york.


in 1922, fried promoted captaincy of luxury liner ss president roosevelt. on january 20, 1926, fried captain, roosevelt received sos british steam cargo ship antinoe. after several attempts amidst violent snowstorms , rough seas, roosevelt succeeded in rescuing crew of twenty-five on midnight of following day. rescue made memorable roosevelt s persistence in remaining sinking antinoe despite rough seas, snow, , bitter cold. after completing rescue of crew, roosevelt left listing, damaged antinoe abandoned no electrical power. on return hoboken pier, roosevelt greeted local dignitaries, including new jersey governor harry moore, gave address. roosevelt s officers , crew entertained band, received twenty-one-gun salute, , welcomed new york mayor jimmy walker, after stay @ roosevelt hotel , tickertape parade. heroic efforts, fried awarded navy cross , both , members of roosevelt s crew decorated british government.



ss america


fried took command of ss america in 1928. 3 years after previous rescue, while serving captain of ss america, fried rescued thirty-two man crew of italian steamship florida in freezing weather , violent snow squalls. america heading new york france. battled way through major storm, liner picked distress signals florida. navigating aid of radio direction finder, america fixed location on italian ship, , late following afternoon on january 28, 1929, sighted endangered vessel.


pulling alongside of florida s weather beam, america launched lifeboat, commanded chief officer, harry manning, eight-man crew. manning s crew rowed lifeboat within fifty feet of listing florida, , line thrown frantic crew of freighter. 1 one, men italian ship came across rope. time florida s captain had been pulled on board lifeboat last man, winds gale force, , seas rough , high. then, after rowing america, sailors helped haul aboard survivors of florida using ladders, ropes, cargo nets, , 2 homemade breeches buoy. breeches buoys zip lines tied america s large life raft containing rescued crew of florida waiting america. fried became national hero when account of story distributed newspapers.


in 1931, fried rescued lew aichers when plane crashed fifteen miles off coast of ireland. on november 30, 1931, fried took command of united states lines ss manhattan, launched camden, new jersey. 705-foot long, 30,000-ton merchantman. during career united states lines, fried captained ss leviathan 3 trips during illness of captain a. b. randall.


with exceptional career established, fried commanded luxury ocean liner ss washington, first launched on august 20, 1932. become flag ship of united states lines 1934–40.








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