SS Henry St. George Tucker
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Name | Henry St. George Tucker |
Namesake | Henry St. George Tucker |
Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
Operator | American South African Line, Inc. |
Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MCE hull 37 |
Awarded | 14 March 1941 |
Builder | Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland[2] |
Cost | $1,066,754[1] |
Yard number | 2024 |
Way number | 10 |
Laid down | 25 February 1942 |
Launched | 14 May 1942 |
Sponsored by | Miss Dorothy Baskarvill |
Completed | 27 May 1942 |
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Fate | Sold for scrapping, 2 February 1966 |
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Beam | 57 feet (17 m) |
Draft | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
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Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
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SS Henry St. George Tucker was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Henry St. George Tucker, a Virginia jurist, law professor, and US Congressman (1815–1819).
Construction
Henry St. George Tucker was laid down on 25 February 1942, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MCE hull 37, by the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland; she was sponsored by Miss Dorothy Baskarvill, the daughter of the managing editor of the Baltimore News-Post at the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, and was launched on 14 May 1942.[2][1]
History
She was allocated to American South African Line, Inc., on 8 June 1942. On 8 June 1948, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Beaumont, Texas. On 2 February 1966, she was sold for scrapping to Southern Scrap Material Co., Ltd., along with her sister ships SS John M. Harlan and SS Elbridge Gerry, for $151,079.79. She was withdrawn from the fleet on 21 July 1966.[4]
References
- ^ a b c MARCOM.
- ^ a b Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards 2008.
- ^ Davies 2004, p. 23.
- ^ MARAD.
Bibliography
- "Bethlehem-Fairfield, Baltimore MD". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 14 August 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- Maritime Administration. "Henry St. George Tucker". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- "SS Henry St. George Tucker". Retrieved 24 February 2020.
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