Three piece set includes a table and a pair of benches from the supply steamship Exton. According to US Naval History: The cargo ship Exton, later renamed Ward, was built for the U.S. Shipping Board in 1921 by Doullet & Williams, New Orleans, La., was operated by the American Pioneer and American Export Lines. Ward sailed from Hoboken, N.J., to Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii, on 25 November 1943, after calling at Norfolk, Va., and Oakland, Calif., to load aviation material. Upon her arrival at Pearl Harbor the ship was to be allocated to the Navy, on a bare-boat basis, by the War Shipping Administration (WSA). All pieces have folding iron legs. The solid wood tops are in good, usable condition. The table has a lip on both sides. Some of the metal is missing on the benches that hold the legs when folded (shown). The table is 96" long x 27"wide, the benches are 90" long x 11.5" wide. Oveall in VG condition. A piece of US Naval history
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