So..... A WW I era transport/freighter that hung around and saw service in WWII. Seems like they were mostly used by the Merchant Marine until conscripted into the war plans for WW II. Do you have a specific ship in mind, or...??? A Hog Islander is sort of a generic term, and there were several distinct types (maybe two types..??). I really don't know too much about these ships. It seems like I have seen a couple of models listed around in different places though....
Do you know what you are looking for.??