Date in year · 1956 · The 1950s
On April 26, 1956, sS Ideal X, the world's first successful container ship, leaves Port Newark, New Jersey, for Houston, Texas. César, Anne Glover, Beatrice Ask would arrive in the same year.
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Featured · April 26, 1956
SS Ideal X, a converted World War II T-2 oil tanker, was the first commercially successful container ship.
Around 1956
1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1956th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 956th year of the 2nd millennium, the 56th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1950s decade.
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SS Ideal X, a converted World War II T-2 oil tanker, was the first commercially successful container ship.
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