SS Grace Abbott
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Name | Grace Abbott |
Namesake | Grace Abbott |
Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
Operator | Calmar Steamship Corp. |
Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MCE hull 919 |
Awarded | 1 January 1942 |
Builder | Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland[2] |
Cost | $1,053,202[1] |
Yard number | 2069 |
Way number | 14 |
Laid down | 29 August 1942 |
Launched | 10 October 1942 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. J.E. Schmelzer |
Completed | 17 October 1942 |
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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 Grace Abbott was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Grace Abbott, an American social worker who specifically worked in improving the rights of immigrants and advancing child welfare, especially the regulation of child labor.
Construction
[edit]Grace Abbott was laid down on 29 August 1942, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MCE hull 919, by the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland; she was sponsored by Mrs. J.E. Schmelzer, the wife of the technical assistant to the vice chairman of MARCOM, and was launched on 10 October 1942.[2][1]
History
[edit]She was allocated to Calmar Steamship Corp., on 17 October 1942. On 5 December 1946, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Astoria, Oregon. On 14 August 1967, she was sold for scrapping to American Ship Dismantlers, Inc., for $47,500. She was removed from the fleet on 6 September 1967.[4]
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- "Bethlehem-Fairfield, Baltimore MD". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 14 August 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- Maritime Administration. "Grace Abbott". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- "SS Grace Abbott". Retrieved 18 March 2020.
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