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Sold for scrapping, 13 May 1970, withdrawn from fleet, 13 August 1970
208: 313: 302: 592:, on 28 August 1944. On 25 November 1947, she was laid up in the 580:, the widow of the namesake, and was launched on 15 August 1944. 611:, for $ 63,777. She was removed from the fleet, 13 August 1970. 769: 713:. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration 647: 600:, Alabama. She was sold for scrapping, 13 May 1970, to 1574: 815: 690:"St. John's River Shipbuilding, Jacksonville FL" 628: 626: 624: 692:. www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 16 October 2010 781: 8: 375:, operating at 220 psi (1,500 kPa) 788: 774: 766: 440:562,608 cubic feet (15,931 m) (grain) 443:499,573 cubic feet (14,146 m) (bale) 328:441 feet 6 inches (135 m) 711:Ship History Database Vessel Status Card 568:(MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2490, by the 371:2 × Oil fired 450 °F (232 °C) 620: 361:27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) 659: 564:was laid down on 1 July 1944, under a 495:20 millimeters (0.79 in) Oerlikon 20: 489:4 inches (102 mm)/50 caliber gun 32: 7: 1725:Ships built in Jacksonville, Florida 801:St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company 570:St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company 483:3 inches (76 mm)/50 caliber gun 112:St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company 632: 14: 671: 602:Southern Scrap Material Co., Ltd. 576:, Florida; she was sponsored by 549:and a member of the influential 505:37 millimeters (1.46 in) M1 214: 207: 200: 193: 34: 594:National Defense Reserve Fleet 233:National Defense Reserve Fleet 1: 590:International Freigting Corp. 392:triple-expansion steam engine 378:2,500 hp (1,900 kW) 82:International Freigting Corp. 728:"Specifications (As-Built)" 239:, Alabama, 25 November 1947 71:War Shipping Administration 1751: 726:Davies, James (May 2004). 705:Maritime Administration. 648:St. John's River SBC 2010 588:She was allocated to the 394:,  (manufactured by 248: 91:as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, 27: 23: 249:General characteristics 1236:Hendrik Willem Van Loon 264:type EC2-S-C1, standard 1501:Walter M. Christiansen 533:. She was named after 340:427 feet (130 m) 334:416 feet (127 m) 1429:Frederic W. Galbraith 805:Jacksonville, Florida 1735:Mobile Reserve Fleet 1510:Grover C. Hutcherson 1047:Elizabeth C. Bellamy 500:(AA) cannons and/or, 400:Milwaukee, Wisconsin 276:10,865 LT  16:Liberty ship of WWII 1576:Type T1-M-BT1 ships 1389:Morris C. Feinstone 1020:Napoleon B. Broward 817:Type EC2-S-C1 ships 566:Maritime Commission 353:57 feet (17 m) 1263:William Crane Gray 1218:Hugh J. Kilpatrick 1128:Thomas A. McGinley 885:Richard Montgomery 858:John J. Crittenden 707:"Alfred I. Dupont" 578:Jessie Ball duPont 167:Jessie Ball duPont 1707: 1706: 1353:Michael de Kovats 1326:Negley D. Cochran 1254:Jasper F. Cropsey 1191:James K. Paulding 1182:George E. Merrick 1110:James L. Ackerson 1065:Royal S. Copeland 1029:Arthur M. Huddell 993:William G. Sumner 894:John Philip Sousa 513: 512: 396:Filer and Stowell 163:Sponsored by 1742: 1700: 1691: 1682: 1673: 1664: 1655: 1646: 1637: 1628: 1619: 1610: 1601: 1589: 1587:gasoline tankers 1567: 1558: 1549: 1540: 1531: 1528:Harold A. Jordan 1522: 1519:Fred C. Stebbins 1513: 1504: 1495: 1486: 1483:Isaac Mayer Wise 1477: 1468: 1465:Telfair Stockton 1459: 1450: 1441: 1432: 1423: 1410: 1401: 1392: 1383: 1374: 1365: 1362:John H. McIntosh 1356: 1347: 1338: 1329: 1320: 1311: 1308:Alfred I. Dupont 1302: 1293: 1284: 1275: 1266: 1257: 1248: 1239: 1230: 1221: 1212: 1203: 1194: 1185: 1176: 1167: 1158: 1149: 1146:Edward A. Filene 1140: 1137:Frederick Tresca 1131: 1122: 1113: 1104: 1101:Henry S. Sanford 1095: 1086: 1077: 1068: 1059: 1050: 1041: 1032: 1023: 1014: 1005: 1002:Peter Stuyvesant 996: 987: 978: 969: 960: 951: 948:Dwight W. Morrow 942: 933: 924: 915: 906: 897: 888: 879: 870: 861: 852: 843: 834: 822: 790: 783: 776: 767: 761: 759: 757: 749:Alfred I. 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Call 1152: 1143: 1134: 1125: 1116: 1107: 1098: 1092:Andrew Turnbull 1089: 1080: 1071: 1062: 1053: 1044: 1035: 1026: 1017: 1008: 999: 990: 981: 975:Edward M. House 972: 963: 954: 945: 936: 927: 918: 909: 903:Henry Watterson 900: 891: 882: 876:Robert Y. Hayne 873: 864: 855: 846: 837: 828: 821:"Liberty Ships" 820: 819: 811: 799:ships built by 794: 764: 755: 753: 745: 736: 734: 730: 725: 716: 714: 704: 695: 693: 688: 684: 679: 678: 670: 666: 658: 654: 646: 639: 631: 622: 617: 586: 559: 407:screw propeller 366:Installed power 231:Laid up in the 213: 206: 199: 192: 40: 35: 33: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1748: 1746: 1738: 1737: 1732: 1727: 1722: 1712: 1711: 1705: 1704: 1702: 1701: 1692: 1683: 1674: 1665: 1656: 1647: 1638: 1629: 1620: 1611: 1602: 1592: 1590: 1572: 1571: 1569: 1568: 1559: 1550: 1541: 1532: 1523: 1514: 1505: 1496: 1492:Henry B. Plant 1487: 1478: 1469: 1460: 1451: 1442: 1433: 1424: 1421:Henry B. Plant 1416:Harald Torsvik 1411: 1402: 1398:David L. Yulee 1393: 1384: 1375: 1371:Jerry S. Foley 1366: 1357: 1348: 1339: 1335:Anna Dickinson 1330: 1321: 1312: 1303: 1294: 1285: 1281:W. S. Jennings 1276: 1267: 1258: 1249: 1240: 1231: 1222: 1213: 1204: 1195: 1186: 1177: 1168: 1164:August Belmont 1159: 1150: 1141: 1132: 1123: 1114: 1105: 1096: 1087: 1078: 1069: 1060: 1051: 1042: 1033: 1024: 1015: 1006: 997: 988: 984:Harvey Cushing 979: 970: 961: 952: 943: 934: 930:Rufus C. Dawes 925: 916: 907: 898: 889: 880: 871: 862: 853: 849:Francis Asbury 844: 835: 825: 823: 813: 812: 795: 793: 792: 785: 778: 770: 763: 762: 743: 723: 702: 685: 683: 680: 677: 676: 664: 652: 637: 619: 618: 616: 613: 608:Jonathan Grout 585: 582: 558: 555: 551:Du Pont family 547:philanthropist 537:, an American 511: 510: 509: 508: 501: 491: 487:Stern-mounted 485: 479: 477:Varied by ship 472: 468: 467: 466: 465: 459: 451: 447: 446: 445: 444: 441: 436: 432: 431: 416: 412: 411: 410: 409: 403: 386: 382: 381: 380: 379: 376: 367: 363: 362: 359: 355: 354: 351: 347: 346: 345: 344: 338: 332: 324: 320: 319: 318: 317: 306: 293: 289: 288: 287: 286: 280: 272: 268: 267: 266: 265: 262: 255: 254:Class and type 251: 250: 246: 245: 244: 243: 240: 227: 223: 222: 221: 220: 190: 182: 181:Identification 178: 177: 176:28 August 1944 174: 170: 169: 164: 160: 159: 158:15 August 1944 156: 152: 151: 148: 144: 143: 140: 136: 135: 132: 128: 127: 124: 120: 119: 109: 105: 104: 101: 97: 96: 89: 85: 84: 79: 75: 74: 68: 64: 63: 58: 54: 53: 48: 44: 43: 30: 29: 25: 24: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1747: 1736: 1733: 1731: 1728: 1726: 1723: 1721: 1720:Liberty ships 1718: 1717: 1715: 1699: 1698: 1693: 1690: 1689: 1684: 1681: 1680: 1675: 1672: 1671: 1666: 1663: 1662: 1657: 1654: 1653: 1648: 1645: 1644: 1639: 1636: 1635: 1630: 1627: 1626: 1621: 1618: 1617: 1612: 1609: 1608: 1603: 1600: 1599: 1594: 1593: 1591: 1588: 1585: 1583: 1577: 1573: 1566: 1565: 1560: 1557: 1556: 1555:Fred Herrling 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: 1418: 1417: 1412: 1409: 1408: 1403: 1400: 1399: 1394: 1391: 1390: 1385: 1382: 1381: 1376: 1373: 1372: 1367: 1364: 1363: 1358: 1355: 1354: 1349: 1346: 1345: 1344:John Ringling 1340: 1337: 1336: 1331: 1328: 1327: 1322: 1319: 1318: 1317:Irvin S. Cobb 1313: 1310: 1309: 1304: 1301: 1300: 1295: 1292: 1291: 1290:Filipp Mazzei 1286: 1283: 1282: 1277: 1274: 1273: 1268: 1265: 1264: 1259: 1256: 1255: 1250: 1247: 1246: 1241: 1238: 1237: 1232: 1229: 1228: 1223: 1220: 1219: 1214: 1211: 1210: 1205: 1202: 1201: 1196: 1193: 1192: 1187: 1184: 1183: 1178: 1175: 1174: 1169: 1166: 1165: 1160: 1157: 1156: 1151: 1148: 1147: 1142: 1139: 1138: 1133: 1130: 1129: 1124: 1121: 1120: 1119:Edward W. Bok 1115: 1112: 1111: 1106: 1103: 1102: 1097: 1094: 1093: 1088: 1085: 1084: 1083:Edwin G. Weed 1079: 1076: 1075: 1070: 1067: 1066: 1061: 1058: 1057: 1052: 1049: 1048: 1043: 1040: 1039: 1034: 1031: 1030: 1025: 1022: 1021: 1016: 1013: 1012: 1011:James Screven 1007: 1004: 1003: 998: 995: 994: 989: 986: 985: 980: 977: 976: 971: 968: 967: 962: 959: 958: 957:John S. 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Alfred I. Dupont
War Shipping Administration
International Freigting Corp.
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St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company
Jacksonville
Jessie Ball duPont
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Filer and Stowell
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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