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Straus, and launched on 21 November 1944. 851: 833: 392: 364: 298: 697: 1731: 1229: 1130: 491: 462: 1575: 1193: 1148: 1058: 793: 785: 495: 487: 469: 228: 1157: 1139: 1121: 1112: 1103: 1085: 1076: 384: 1094: 278: 267: 184: 170: 177: 163: 716: 557:, for scrapping. She was removed from the fleet on 11 March 1964. 545:, on 30 November 1944. On 8 December 1948, she was laid up in the 282: 271: 742: 683:. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration 553:. On 26 February 1964, she was sold for $ 45,287, to 1574: 792: 363:,  (manufactured by General Machinery Corp., 574: 572: 570: 647:. www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010 602: 16:World War II Liberty ship of the United States 754: 8: 344:, operating at 220 psi (1,500 kPa) 761: 747: 739: 521:was laid down on 20 October 1944, under a 405:562,608 cubic feet (15,931 m) (grain) 614: 408:499,573 cubic feet (14,146 m) (bale) 297:441 feet 6 inches (135 m) 681:Ship History Database Vessel Status Card 340:2 × Oil fired 450 °F (232 °C) 566: 330:27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) 590: 460:20 millimeters (0.79 in) Oerlikon 20: 454:4 inches (102 mm)/50 caliber gun 32: 7: 543:International Freighting Corporation 525:(MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2386, by 448:3 inches (76 mm)/50 caliber gun 211:Sold for scrapping, 26 February 1964 645:"Jones Construction, Brunswick GA" 578: 14: 1743:Ships built in Brunswick, Georgia 626: 470:37 millimeters (1.46 in) M1 183: 176: 169: 162: 34: 661:"Liberty Ships – World War II" 547:National Defense Reserve Fleet 202:National Defense Reserve Fleet 1: 508:Board of Indian Commissioners 361:triple-expansion steam engine 347:2,500 hp (1,900 kW) 555:First Steel & Ship Corp. 698:"Specifications (As-Built)" 1769: 696:Davies, James (May 2004). 778:Jones-Brunswick Shipyards 675:Maritime Administration. 217: 70:as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, 27: 23: 1592:Private George J. Peters 218:General characteristics 527:J.A. Jones Construction 233:type EC2-S-C1, standard 83:J.A. Jones Construction 498:. She was named after 309:427 feet (130 m) 303:416 feet (127 m) 1634:Captain Arlo L. Olson 1240:Eugene T. Chamberlain 541:She was allocated to 504:Mohonk Mountain House 1753:Mobile Reserve Fleet 1546:Charles C. Randleman 1177:Augustine B. McManus 1051:Robert R. Livingston 970:Patrick H. Morrissey 465:(AA) cannons and/or, 245:10,865 LT  137:Mrs. Harry A. Straus 1576:Type C1-M-AV1 ships 1537:Richard A. Van Pelt 1501:James Bennett Moore 1294:Lunsford Richardson 979:Joe C. S. Blackburn 952:Edward P. Alexander 934:Frederick Bartholdi 794:Type EC2-S-C1 ships 603:J.A. Brunswick 2010 523:Maritime Commission 322:57 feet (17 m) 1213:F. Southall Farrar 997:George G. Crawford 782:Brunswick, Georgia 774:Jones Construction 677:"Albert K. Smiley" 506:and member of the 1725: 1724: 1619:Crown and Diamond 1564:Patrick B. Whalen 1528:Patrick S. Mahony 1465:William F. Jerman 1429:Arthur M. Hulbert 1411:Ira Nelson Morris 1348:Charles W. Stiles 1312:Charles S. Haight 1204:Alexander S. Clay 1042:Joseph M. Terrell 889:Howell E. Jackson 478: 477: 208:, 8 December 1948 134:Sponsored by 1760: 1718: 1709: 1700: 1691: 1682: 1673: 1664: 1655: 1646: 1637: 1622: 1613: 1604: 1595: 1567: 1558: 1549: 1540: 1531: 1522: 1513: 1504: 1495: 1492:Harold O. Wilson 1486: 1477: 1468: 1459: 1450: 1447:Felix Riesenberg 1441: 1432: 1423: 1420:George W. Norris 1414: 1405: 1402:Albert K. Smiley 1396: 1387: 1384:Edward R. Squibb 1378: 1369: 1360: 1351: 1342: 1333: 1330:Duncan L. Clinch 1324: 1315: 1306: 1297: 1288: 1279: 1270: 1261: 1252: 1243: 1234: 1225: 1216: 1207: 1198: 1189: 1180: 1171: 1162: 1153: 1144: 1135: 1126: 1117: 1108: 1099: 1090: 1081: 1072: 1063: 1054: 1045: 1036: 1033:Benjamin H. Hill 1027: 1018: 1015:Howard E. Coffin 1009: 1006:David B. Johnson 1000: 991: 982: 973: 964: 955: 946: 937: 928: 925:James A. Wetmore 919: 910: 907:Horace H. Lurton 901: 892: 883: 874: 871:John A. Campbell 865: 856: 847: 838: 829: 820: 817:William B. Woods 811: 799: 763: 756: 749: 740: 731: 729: 727: 719:Albert K. Smiley 712: 710: 708: 702: 692: 690: 688: 671: 669: 667: 656: 654: 652: 630: 624: 618: 612: 606: 600: 594: 588: 582: 576: 519:Albert K. Smiley 502:, co-founder of 500:Albert K. Smiley 483:Albert K. Smiley 188: 187: 181: 180: 174: 173: 167: 166: 145:30 November 1944 129:21 November 1944 61:Albert K. Smiley 51:Albert K. Smiley 42: 39: 38: 37: 21: 1768: 1767: 1763: 1762: 1761: 1759: 1758: 1757: 1728: 1727: 1726: 1721: 1712: 1706:Coastal Captain 1703: 1697:Coastal Mariner 1694: 1685: 1676: 1667: 1658: 1649: 1640: 1625: 1616: 1607: 1598: 1583: 1570: 1561: 1552: 1543: 1534: 1525: 1516: 1510:Halton R. Carey 1507: 1498: 1489: 1483:George R. Poole 1480: 1471: 1462: 1456:Robert J. Banks 1453: 1444: 1438:M. E. Comerford 1435: 1426: 1417: 1408: 1399: 1393:John H. Hammond 1390: 1381: 1375:Richard Randall 1372: 1363: 1354: 1345: 1339:Abigail Gibbons 1336: 1327: 1318: 1309: 1300: 1291: 1282: 1276:Arthur J. Tyrer 1273: 1264: 1258:R. Walton Moore 1255: 1246: 1237: 1228: 1222:James W. Cannon 1219: 1210: 1201: 1192: 1183: 1174: 1165: 1156: 1147: 1138: 1129: 1120: 1111: 1102: 1093: 1084: 1075: 1066: 1057: 1048: 1039: 1030: 1021: 1012: 1003: 994: 985: 976: 967: 958: 949: 940: 931: 922: 913: 904: 898:Edward D. White 895: 886: 877: 868: 859: 850: 841: 832: 826:Joseph R. Lamar 823: 814: 805: 798:"Liberty Ships" 797: 796: 788: 772:ships built by 767: 736: 734: 725: 723: 715: 706: 704: 700: 695: 686: 684: 674: 665: 663: 659: 650: 648: 643: 639: 634: 633: 625: 621: 613: 609: 601: 597: 589: 585: 577: 568: 563: 551:Mobile, Alabama 539: 516: 372:screw propeller 335:Installed power 206:Mobile, Alabama 200:Laid up in the 182: 175: 168: 161: 121:20 October 1944 40: 35: 33: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1766: 1764: 1756: 1755: 1750: 1745: 1740: 1730: 1729: 1723: 1722: 1720: 1719: 1715:Coastal Ranger 1710: 1701: 1692: 1683: 1674: 1665: 1656: 1647: 1638: 1623: 1614: 1605: 1596: 1580: 1578: 1572: 1571: 1569: 1568: 1559: 1555:Roy James Cole 1550: 1541: 1532: 1523: 1519:Harold Dossett 1514: 1505: 1496: 1487: 1478: 1469: 1460: 1451: 1442: 1433: 1424: 1415: 1406: 1397: 1388: 1379: 1370: 1366:Laura Bridgman 1361: 1357:Murray M. Blum 1352: 1343: 1334: 1325: 1321:R. J. Reynolds 1316: 1307: 1298: 1289: 1285:Cassius Hudson 1280: 1271: 1262: 1253: 1249:Thomas B. King 1244: 1235: 1226: 1217: 1208: 1199: 1190: 1181: 1172: 1168:Donald W. Bain 1163: 1154: 1145: 1136: 1127: 1118: 1109: 1100: 1091: 1082: 1073: 1064: 1055: 1046: 1037: 1028: 1024:R. Ney McNeely 1019: 1010: 1001: 992: 988:John B. Lennon 983: 974: 965: 956: 947: 943:John B. Gordon 938: 929: 920: 916:Henry W. Grady 911: 902: 893: 884: 880:John M. Harlan 875: 866: 857: 848: 844:Robert Trimble 839: 830: 821: 812: 808:James M. Wayne 802: 800: 790: 789: 768: 766: 765: 758: 751: 743: 733: 732: 713: 693: 672: 657: 640: 638: 635: 632: 631: 619: 607: 595: 583: 565: 564: 562: 559: 538: 535: 515: 512: 476: 475: 474: 473: 466: 456: 452:Stern-mounted 450: 444: 442:Varied by ship 437: 433: 432: 431: 430: 424: 416: 412: 411: 410: 409: 406: 401: 397: 396: 381: 377: 376: 375: 374: 368: 365:Hamilton, Ohio 355: 351: 350: 349: 348: 345: 336: 332: 331: 328: 324: 323: 320: 316: 315: 314: 313: 307: 301: 293: 289: 288: 287: 286: 275: 262: 258: 257: 256: 255: 249: 241: 237: 236: 235: 234: 231: 224: 223:Class and type 220: 219: 215: 214: 213: 212: 209: 196: 192: 191: 190: 189: 159: 151: 150:Identification 147: 146: 143: 139: 138: 135: 131: 130: 127: 123: 122: 119: 115: 114: 111: 107: 106: 103: 99: 98: 95: 91: 90: 80: 76: 75: 68: 64: 63: 58: 54: 53: 48: 44: 43: 30: 29: 25: 24: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1765: 1754: 1751: 1749: 1746: 1744: 1741: 1739: 1738:Liberty ships 1736: 1735: 1733: 1717: 1716: 1711: 1708: 1707: 1702: 1699: 1698: 1693: 1690: 1689: 1684: 1681: 1680: 1679:Mooring Hitch 1675: 1672: 1671: 1666: 1663: 1662: 1657: 1654: 1653: 1648: 1645: 1644: 1639: 1636: 1635: 1630: 1629: 1624: 1621: 1620: 1615: 1612: 1611: 1606: 1603: 1602: 1597: 1594: 1593: 1588: 1587: 1582: 1581: 1579: 1577: 1573: 1566: 1565: 1560: 1557: 1556: 1551: 1548: 1547: 1542: 1539: 1538: 1533: 1530: 1529: 1524: 1521: 1520: 1515: 1512: 1511: 1506: 1503: 1502: 1497: 1494: 1493: 1488: 1485: 1484: 1479: 1476: 1475: 1470: 1467: 1466: 1461: 1458: 1457: 1452: 1449: 1448: 1443: 1440: 1439: 1434: 1431: 1430: 1425: 1422: 1421: 1416: 1413: 1412: 1407: 1404: 1403: 1398: 1395: 1394: 1389: 1386: 1385: 1380: 1377: 1376: 1371: 1368: 1367: 1362: 1359: 1358: 1353: 1350: 1349: 1344: 1341: 1340: 1335: 1332: 1331: 1326: 1323: 1322: 1317: 1314: 1313: 1308: 1305: 1304: 1299: 1296: 1295: 1290: 1287: 1286: 1281: 1278: 1277: 1272: 1269: 1268: 1267:Niels Poulson 1263: 1260: 1259: 1254: 1251: 1250: 1245: 1242: 1241: 1236: 1233: 1232: 1227: 1224: 1223: 1218: 1215: 1214: 1209: 1206: 1205: 1200: 1197: 1196: 1191: 1188: 1187: 1186:James B. Duke 1182: 1179: 1178: 1173: 1170: 1169: 1164: 1161: 1160: 1155: 1152: 1151: 1146: 1143: 1142: 1137: 1134: 1133: 1128: 1125: 1124: 1119: 1116: 1115: 1110: 1107: 1106: 1101: 1098: 1097: 1092: 1089: 1088: 1083: 1080: 1079: 1074: 1071: 1070: 1065: 1062: 1061: 1056: 1053: 1052: 1047: 1044: 1043: 1038: 1035: 1034: 1029: 1026: 1025: 1020: 1017: 1016: 1011: 1008: 1007: 1002: 999: 998: 993: 990: 989: 984: 981: 980: 975: 972: 971: 966: 963: 962: 961:Robert Battey 957: 954: 953: 948: 945: 944: 939: 936: 935: 930: 927: 926: 921: 918: 917: 912: 909: 908: 903: 900: 899: 894: 891: 890: 885: 882: 881: 876: 873: 872: 867: 864: 863: 862:John McKinley 858: 855: 854: 849: 846: 845: 840: 837: 836: 831: 828: 827: 822: 819: 818: 813: 810: 809: 804: 803: 801: 795: 791: 787: 783: 779: 775: 771: 764: 759: 757: 752: 750: 745: 744: 741: 737: 722: 720: 714: 699: 694: 682: 678: 673: 662: 658: 646: 642: 641: 636: 628: 623: 620: 616: 615:Liberty Ships 611: 608: 604: 599: 596: 593:, p. 23. 592: 587: 584: 580: 575: 573: 571: 567: 560: 558: 556: 552: 548: 544: 536: 534: 532: 528: 524: 520: 513: 511: 509: 505: 501: 497: 493: 492:United States 490:built in the 489: 485: 484: 471: 467: 464: 463:anti-aircraft 461: 458:2–8 × single 457: 455: 451: 449: 445: 443: 440: 439: 438: 435: 434: 429: 425: 423: 419: 418: 417: 414: 413: 407: 404: 403: 402: 399: 398: 394: 390: 386: 382: 379: 378: 373: 369: 366: 362: 358: 357: 356: 353: 352: 346: 343: 339: 338: 337: 334: 333: 329: 326: 325: 321: 318: 317: 312: 308: 306: 302: 300: 296: 295: 294: 291: 290: 284: 281:(14,474  280: 276: 273: 269: 265: 264: 263: 260: 259: 254: 250: 248: 244: 243: 242: 239: 238: 232: 230: 227: 226: 225: 222: 221: 216: 210: 207: 203: 199: 198: 197: 194: 193: 186: 179: 172: 165: 160: 157: 154: 153: 152: 149: 148: 144: 141: 140: 136: 133: 132: 128: 125: 124: 120: 117: 116: 112: 109: 108: 104: 101: 100: 96: 93: 92: 88: 84: 81: 78: 77: 73: 69: 66: 65: 62: 59: 56: 55: 52: 49: 46: 45: 41:United States 31: 26: 22: 19: 1714: 1705: 1696: 1687: 1678: 1669: 1660: 1651: 1643:Rigger's Eye 1642: 1633: 1627: 1618: 1609: 1600: 1591: 1585: 1563: 1554: 1545: 1536: 1527: 1518: 1509: 1500: 1491: 1482: 1473: 1464: 1455: 1446: 1437: 1428: 1419: 1410: 1401: 1400: 1392: 1383: 1374: 1365: 1356: 1347: 1338: 1329: 1320: 1311: 1303:Johan Printz 1302: 1293: 1284: 1275: 1266: 1257: 1248: 1239: 1230: 1221: 1212: 1203: 1194: 1185: 1176: 1167: 1158: 1149: 1140: 1131: 1122: 1113: 1104: 1095: 1086: 1077: 1069:Isaac Shelby 1068: 1059: 1050: 1041: 1032: 1023: 1014: 1005: 996: 987: 978: 969: 960: 951: 942: 933: 924: 915: 906: 897: 888: 879: 870: 861: 852: 843: 834: 825: 816: 807: 786:World War II 735: 724:. 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Few 1150:Samlorian 1060:Samalness 784:, during 531:Brunswick 279:long tons 274:) (light) 268:long tons 142:Completed 118:Laid down 97:$ 870,308 89:, Georgia 87:Brunswick 74:hull 2386 1688:Tag Knot 1159:Samoland 1141:Samingoy 1123:Samleyte 1114:Samselbu 1105:Samvigna 1087:Samfoyle 1078:Samfairy 436:Armament 400:Capacity 126:Launched 57:Namesake 1096:Samfinn 537:History 494:during 472:AA guns 342:boilers 285:) (max) 277:14,245 240:Tonnage 79:Builder 67:Ordered 28:History 1610:Sinnet 770:MARCOM 579:MARCOM 486:was a 468:2–8 × 426:21–40 420:38–62 292:Length 266:3,380 158:: KYTW 701:(PDF) 627:MARAD 549:, in 428:USNAG 385:knots 383:11.5 380:Speed 327:Draft 728:2017 717:"SS 709:2017 689:2017 668:2017 653:2017 422:USMM 389:km/h 370:1 × 359:1 × 319:Beam 195:Fate 94:Cost 47:Name 481:SS 393:mph 311:lwl 253:GRT 247:DWT 105:171 1734:: 780:, 776:, 679:. 569:^ 529:, 510:. 305:pp 299:oa 204:, 85:, 72:MC 1631:/ 1589:/ 762:e 755:t 748:v 730:. 721:" 711:. 691:. 670:. 655:. 629:. 617:. 605:. 581:. 395:) 367:) 283:t 272:t 113:1

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