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SS Francis Asbury

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36: 199: 206: 192: 185: 792: 785: 751: 546:, Florida; she was sponsored by Mrs. Benjamin F. Crowles, the wife of one of the vice presidents of the St. John's River SB Co., she was launched on 17 April 1943. 1729: 1744: 778: 770: 805: 539: 103: 801: 519:
in the United States. Asbury traveled thousands of miles those living on the frontier to deliver hundreds of sermons each year.
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Sold for scrapping, 6 April 1953, delivered, 28 April 1953
647: 574:(CTL). She was sold for scrapping, on 6 April 1953, to 1579: 820: 380:,  (manufactured by General Machinery Corp., 695:"St. John's River Shipbuilding, Jacksonville FL" 628: 626: 624: 578:, for $ 2000. She was delivered, 28 April 1953. 672: 670: 668: 697:. www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 16 October 2010 786: 8: 361:, operating at 220 psi (1,500 kPa) 793: 779: 771: 422:562,608 cubic feet (15,931 m) (grain) 558:, on 5 June. On 3 December 1944, she was 425:499,573 cubic feet (14,146 m) (bale) 314:441 feet 6 inches (135 m) 716:Ship History Database Vessel Status Card 538:(MARCOM) contract, MC hull 1195, by the 357:2 × Oil fired 450 °F (232 °C) 620: 347:27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) 659: 515:, one of the first two bishops of the 477:20 millimeters (0.79 in) Oerlikon 20: 471:4 inches (102 mm)/50 caliber gun 32: 7: 1730:Ships built in Jacksonville, Florida 806:St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company 540:St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company 465:3 inches (76 mm)/50 caliber gun 104:St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company 1745:Maritime incidents in December 1944 632: 507:built in the United States during 14: 676: 487:37 millimeters (1.46 in) M1 204: 197: 190: 183: 34: 534:on 12 September 1942, under a 1: 378:triple-expansion steam engine 364:2,500 hp (1,900 kW) 733:"Specifications (As-Built)" 71:War Shipping Administration 1761: 731:Davies, James (May 2004). 517:Methodist Episcopal Church 710:Maritime Administration. 648:St. John's River SBC 2010 556:A.H. Bull & Co., Inc. 234: 91:as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, 82:A.H. Bull & Co., Inc. 27: 23: 235:General characteristics 158:Mrs. Benjamin F. Crowles 1241:Hendrik Willem Van Loon 572:Constructive Total Loss 250:type EC2-S-C1, standard 223:Constructive Total Loss 1506:Walter M. Christiansen 511:. She was named after 326:427 feet (130 m) 320:416 feet (127 m) 225:(CTL), 3 December 1944 1434:Frederic W. Galbraith 810:Jacksonville, Florida 554:She was allocated to 1515:Grover C. Hutcherson 1052:Elizabeth C. Bellamy 482:(AA) cannons and/or, 262:10,865 LT  16:Liberty ship of WWII 1740:Ships sunk by mines 1581:Type T1-M-BT1 ships 1394:Morris C. Feinstone 1025:Napoleon B. Broward 822:Type EC2-S-C1 ships 596: /  536:Maritime Commission 339:57 feet (17 m) 1268:William Crane Gray 1223:Hugh J. Kilpatrick 1133:Thomas A. McGinley 890:Richard Montgomery 863:John J. Crittenden 1712: 1711: 1358:Michael de Kovats 1331:Negley D. Cochran 1259:Jasper F. Cropsey 1196:James K. Paulding 1187:George E. Merrick 1115:James L. Ackerson 1070:Royal S. Copeland 1034:Arthur M. Huddell 998:William G. Sumner 899:John Philip Sousa 570:, and declared a 495: 494: 155:Sponsored by 1752: 1705: 1696: 1687: 1678: 1669: 1660: 1651: 1642: 1633: 1624: 1615: 1606: 1594: 1592:gasoline tankers 1572: 1563: 1554: 1545: 1536: 1533:Harold A. Jordan 1527: 1524:Fred C. Stebbins 1518: 1509: 1500: 1491: 1488:Isaac Mayer Wise 1482: 1473: 1470:Telfair Stockton 1464: 1455: 1446: 1437: 1428: 1415: 1406: 1397: 1388: 1379: 1370: 1367:John H. McIntosh 1361: 1352: 1343: 1334: 1325: 1316: 1313:Alfred I. Dupont 1307: 1298: 1289: 1280: 1271: 1262: 1253: 1244: 1235: 1226: 1217: 1208: 1199: 1190: 1181: 1172: 1163: 1154: 1151:Edward A. Filene 1145: 1142:Frederick Tresca 1136: 1127: 1118: 1109: 1106:Henry S. Sanford 1100: 1091: 1082: 1073: 1064: 1055: 1046: 1037: 1028: 1019: 1010: 1007:Peter Stuyvesant 1001: 992: 983: 974: 965: 956: 953:Dwight W. Morrow 947: 938: 929: 920: 911: 902: 893: 884: 875: 866: 857: 848: 839: 827: 795: 788: 781: 772: 766: 764: 762: 747: 745: 743: 737: 727: 725: 723: 712:"Francis Asbury" 706: 704: 702: 680: 674: 663: 657: 651: 645: 636: 630: 611: 610: 608: 607: 606: 601: 600:51.350°N 3.000°E 597: 594: 593: 592: 589: 581:Wreck location: 209: 208: 202: 201: 195: 194: 188: 187: 142:9 September 1942 42: 39: 38: 37: 21: 1760: 1759: 1755: 1754: 1753: 1751: 1750: 1749: 1715: 1714: 1713: 1708: 1699: 1690: 1681: 1672: 1663: 1654: 1645: 1636: 1627: 1618: 1609: 1600: 1584: 1583: 1575: 1569:Thomas L. Haley 1566: 1557: 1551:James H. Courts 1548: 1539: 1530: 1521: 1512: 1503: 1494: 1485: 1479:Louis Bamberger 1476: 1467: 1461:Isaac M. Singer 1458: 1449: 1440: 1431: 1418: 1412:George E. Waldo 1409: 1400: 1391: 1382: 1373: 1364: 1355: 1346: 1337: 1328: 1319: 1310: 1301: 1292: 1283: 1277:Ethelbert Nevin 1274: 1265: 1256: 1250:Stephen Beasley 1247: 1238: 1229: 1220: 1214:Raymond Clapper 1211: 1205:Thomas J. Lyons 1202: 1193: 1184: 1178:Arthur R. Lewis 1175: 1166: 1160:Richard K. Call 1157: 1148: 1139: 1130: 1121: 1112: 1103: 1097:Andrew Turnbull 1094: 1085: 1076: 1067: 1058: 1049: 1040: 1031: 1022: 1013: 1004: 995: 986: 980:Edward M. House 977: 968: 959: 950: 941: 932: 923: 914: 908:Henry Watterson 905: 896: 887: 881:Robert Y. Hayne 878: 869: 860: 851: 842: 833: 826:"Liberty Ships" 825: 824: 816: 804:ships built by 799: 769: 760: 758: 750: 741: 739: 735: 730: 721: 719: 709: 700: 698: 693: 689: 684: 683: 675: 666: 658: 654: 646: 639: 631: 622: 617: 604: 602: 598: 595: 590: 587: 585: 583: 582: 552: 525: 389:screw propeller 352:Installed power 203: 196: 189: 182: 40: 35: 33: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1758: 1756: 1748: 1747: 1742: 1737: 1732: 1727: 1717: 1716: 1710: 1709: 1707: 1706: 1697: 1688: 1679: 1670: 1661: 1652: 1643: 1634: 1625: 1616: 1607: 1597: 1595: 1577: 1576: 1574: 1573: 1564: 1555: 1546: 1537: 1528: 1519: 1510: 1501: 1497:Henry B. Plant 1492: 1483: 1474: 1465: 1456: 1447: 1438: 1429: 1426:Henry B. Plant 1421:Harald Torsvik 1416: 1407: 1403:David L. Yulee 1398: 1389: 1380: 1376:Jerry S. Foley 1371: 1362: 1353: 1344: 1340:Anna Dickinson 1335: 1326: 1317: 1308: 1299: 1290: 1286:W. S. Jennings 1281: 1272: 1263: 1254: 1245: 1236: 1227: 1218: 1209: 1200: 1191: 1182: 1173: 1169:August Belmont 1164: 1155: 1146: 1137: 1128: 1119: 1110: 1101: 1092: 1083: 1074: 1065: 1056: 1047: 1038: 1029: 1020: 1011: 1002: 993: 989:Harvey Cushing 984: 975: 966: 957: 948: 939: 935:Rufus C. Dawes 930: 921: 912: 903: 894: 885: 876: 867: 858: 854:Francis Asbury 849: 840: 830: 828: 818: 817: 800: 798: 797: 790: 783: 775: 768: 767: 754:Francis Asbury 748: 728: 707: 690: 688: 685: 682: 681: 664: 652: 637: 619: 618: 616: 613: 551: 548: 528:Francis Asbury 524: 521: 513:Francis Asbury 500:Francis Asbury 493: 492: 491: 490: 483: 473: 469:Stern-mounted 467: 461: 459:Varied by ship 454: 450: 449: 448: 447: 441: 433: 429: 428: 427: 426: 423: 418: 414: 413: 398: 394: 393: 392: 391: 385: 382:Hamilton, Ohio 372: 368: 367: 366: 365: 362: 353: 349: 348: 345: 341: 340: 337: 333: 332: 331: 330: 324: 318: 310: 306: 305: 304: 303: 292: 279: 275: 274: 273: 272: 266: 258: 254: 253: 252: 251: 248: 241: 240:Class and type 237: 236: 232: 231: 230: 229: 226: 217: 213: 212: 211: 210: 180: 172: 171:Identification 168: 167: 164: 160: 159: 156: 152: 151: 148: 144: 143: 140: 136: 135: 132: 128: 127: 124: 120: 119: 116: 112: 111: 101: 97: 96: 89: 85: 84: 79: 75: 74: 68: 64: 63: 61:Francis Asbury 58: 54: 53: 51:Francis Asbury 48: 44: 43: 30: 29: 25: 24: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1757: 1746: 1743: 1741: 1738: 1736: 1733: 1731: 1728: 1726: 1725:Liberty ships 1723: 1722: 1720: 1704: 1703: 1698: 1695: 1694: 1689: 1686: 1685: 1680: 1677: 1676: 1671: 1668: 1667: 1662: 1659: 1658: 1653: 1650: 1649: 1644: 1641: 1640: 1635: 1632: 1631: 1626: 1623: 1622: 1617: 1614: 1613: 1608: 1605: 1604: 1599: 1598: 1596: 1593: 1590: 1588: 1582: 1578: 1571: 1570: 1565: 1562: 1561: 1560:Fred Herrling 1556: 1553: 1552: 1547: 1544: 1543: 1538: 1535: 1534: 1529: 1526: 1525: 1520: 1517: 1516: 1511: 1508: 1507: 1502: 1499: 1498: 1493: 1490: 1489: 1484: 1481: 1480: 1475: 1472: 1471: 1466: 1463: 1462: 1457: 1454: 1453: 1448: 1445: 1444: 1439: 1436: 1435: 1430: 1427: 1423: 1422: 1417: 1414: 1413: 1408: 1405: 1404: 1399: 1396: 1395: 1390: 1387: 1386: 1381: 1378: 1377: 1372: 1369: 1368: 1363: 1360: 1359: 1354: 1351: 1350: 1349:John Ringling 1345: 1342: 1341: 1336: 1333: 1332: 1327: 1324: 1323: 1322:Irvin S. Cobb 1318: 1315: 1314: 1309: 1306: 1305: 1300: 1297: 1296: 1295:Filipp Mazzei 1291: 1288: 1287: 1282: 1279: 1278: 1273: 1270: 1269: 1264: 1261: 1260: 1255: 1252: 1251: 1246: 1243: 1242: 1237: 1234: 1233: 1228: 1225: 1224: 1219: 1216: 1215: 1210: 1207: 1206: 1201: 1198: 1197: 1192: 1189: 1188: 1183: 1180: 1179: 1174: 1171: 1170: 1165: 1162: 1161: 1156: 1153: 1152: 1147: 1144: 1143: 1138: 1135: 1134: 1129: 1126: 1125: 1124:Edward W. Bok 1120: 1117: 1116: 1111: 1108: 1107: 1102: 1099: 1098: 1093: 1090: 1089: 1088:Edwin G. Weed 1084: 1081: 1080: 1075: 1072: 1071: 1066: 1063: 1062: 1057: 1054: 1053: 1048: 1045: 1044: 1039: 1036: 1035: 1030: 1027: 1026: 1021: 1018: 1017: 1016:James Screven 1012: 1009: 1008: 1003: 1000: 999: 994: 991: 990: 985: 982: 981: 976: 973: 972: 967: 964: 963: 962:John S. Mosby 958: 955: 954: 949: 946: 945: 940: 937: 936: 931: 928: 927: 922: 919: 918: 913: 910: 909: 904: 901: 900: 895: 892: 891: 886: 883: 882: 877: 874: 873: 872:Sidney Lanier 868: 865: 864: 859: 856: 855: 850: 847: 846: 841: 838: 837: 836:Ponce De Leon 832: 831: 829: 823: 819: 815: 811: 807: 803: 796: 791: 789: 784: 782: 777: 776: 773: 757: 755: 749: 734: 729: 717: 713: 708: 696: 692: 691: 686: 678: 673: 671: 669: 665: 662:, p. 23. 661: 656: 653: 649: 644: 642: 638: 634: 629: 627: 625: 621: 614: 612: 609: 605:51.350; 3.000 579: 577: 573: 569: 565: 561: 557: 549: 547: 545: 541: 537: 533: 529: 522: 520: 518: 514: 510: 506: 502: 501: 488: 484: 481: 480:anti-aircraft 478: 475:2–8 × single 474: 472: 468: 466: 462: 460: 457: 456: 455: 452: 451: 446: 442: 440: 436: 435: 434: 431: 430: 424: 421: 420: 419: 416: 415: 411: 407: 403: 399: 396: 395: 390: 386: 383: 379: 375: 374: 373: 370: 369: 363: 360: 356: 355: 354: 351: 350: 346: 343: 342: 338: 335: 334: 329: 325: 323: 319: 317: 313: 312: 311: 308: 307: 301: 298:(14,474  297: 293: 290: 286: 282: 281: 280: 277: 276: 271: 267: 265: 261: 260: 259: 256: 255: 249: 247: 244: 243: 242: 239: 238: 233: 227: 224: 221:Struck mine, 220: 219: 218: 215: 214: 207: 200: 193: 186: 181: 178: 175: 174: 173: 170: 169: 165: 162: 161: 157: 154: 153: 150:17 April 1943 149: 146: 145: 141: 138: 137: 133: 130: 129: 125: 122: 121: 117: 114: 113: 109: 105: 102: 99: 98: 94: 90: 87: 86: 83: 80: 77: 76: 72: 69: 66: 65: 62: 59: 56: 55: 52: 49: 46: 45: 41:United States 31: 26: 22: 19: 1701: 1692: 1683: 1674: 1665: 1656: 1647: 1638: 1629: 1620: 1611: 1602: 1586: 1568: 1559: 1550: 1541: 1532: 1523: 1514: 1505: 1496: 1487: 1478: 1469: 1460: 1452:Junius Smith 1451: 1442: 1433: 1425: 1420: 1411: 1402: 1393: 1385:Robert Mills 1384: 1375: 1366: 1357: 1348: 1339: 1330: 1321: 1312: 1304:Henry Hadley 1303: 1294: 1285: 1276: 1267: 1258: 1249: 1240: 1231: 1222: 1213: 1204: 1195: 1186: 1177: 1168: 1159: 1150: 1141: 1132: 1123: 1114: 1105: 1096: 1087: 1078: 1069: 1060: 1051: 1042: 1033: 1024: 1015: 1006: 997: 988: 979: 970: 961: 952: 944:Thomas Sully 943: 934: 926:William Byrd 925: 917:George Dewey 916: 907: 898: 889: 880: 871: 862: 853: 852: 844: 835: 814:World War II 759:. 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Francis Asbury
War Shipping Administration
A.H. Bull & Co., Inc.
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St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company
Jacksonville
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