Up for sale is a SS President Hoover Luxury Steamship San Francisco, California CA Key Fob Tag SS President Hoover and SS President Coolidge were built as trans-Pacific ships by the Dollar Steamship Line to serve routes between Asia and the West Coast. The line prospered through the early Depression years due to an increased mail subsidy, but by the late 1930s the company was operating at a loss. The year 1937 proved to be a fateful year for both the Dollar Steamship Line and SS President Hoover. Throughout the summer, tensions increased throughout the Far East as the Japanese prepared to invade Manchuria. In late August, Chinese planes accidentally bombed SS President Hoover near Shanghai, resulting in one death and several wounded. SS President Hoover returned to service, but as hostilities escalated, trade and travel in the Far East declined considerably, and Dollar Line?s precarious finances worsened. Then, on 11 December 1937, off the island of Taiwan, SS President Hoover ran aground. After many attempts to rescue the vessel, she was declared a total loss. The wreck was sold to the Kitagawa Ship Salvage Company for $500,000 and was salvaged over the next three years (Hoover Heads blog). These fobs have sold from the SS President Coolidge and are almost identical. I could find no sales records for this SS President Hoover fob. I couldn't even find an image of one online anywhere. The fob is made of white metal and measures 37mm. Save Money With Free Shipping on Additional Items. Additional Items Paid For in the Same Payment Ship Free. You Can Add Buy it Now Items To Your Cart Before Paying For More Savings.