In 1920 Thomas J. Stevenson started working as a ship broker in New York City.
T. J. Stevenson & Company supported the World War II effort by operating United States owned ships.
[1][2] T. J. Stevenson & Company ships were used to help the World War II effort.
During World War II T. J. Stevenson & Company was active with charter shipping with the Maritime Commission and War Shipping Administration.
The ship was run by its T. J. Stevenson & Company crew and the US Navy supplied United States Navy Armed Guards to man the deck guns and radio.