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36: 193: 214: 207: 200: 761: 754: 720: 1698: 747: 739: 558:, Florida; she was sponsored by Ruth Alexander, the wife of H.F. Alexander, and friend of the namesake, and was launched on 22 August 1944. 774: 551: 111: 770: 456: 230: 1708: 450: 389: 333: 575: 70: 1554: 1208: 1473: 1401: 1642: 1633: 1482: 567: 81: 1651: 663: 1693: 1669: 1660: 1588: 1361: 579: 281: 1235: 1190: 857: 830: 778: 555: 488: 482: 476: 115: 1597: 1325: 1298: 1226: 1163: 1154: 1082: 1037: 1001: 866: 1703: 1500: 1491: 1455: 1437: 1334: 1280: 1118: 1073: 920: 547: 417: 92: 1536: 1518: 1446: 1428: 1379: 1244: 1217: 1181: 1172: 1145: 1127: 1064: 947: 875: 848: 275: 184: 1464: 1388: 1370: 1343: 1307: 1253: 1136: 956: 902: 821: 680: 532: 370: 570:, on 31 August 1944. On 15 July 1949, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, 1527: 1316: 1262: 1091: 1055: 929: 839: 803: 339: 1560: 1419: 1352: 1271: 911: 893: 884: 571: 400: 234: 1579: 1509: 1010: 812: 421: 393: 327: 701: 1687: 1570: 1410: 1199: 1046: 938: 528: 520: 491: 60: 790: 782: 524: 516: 498: 257: 1615: 1606: 1100: 413: 1109: 1028: 983: 965: 1624: 1549: 1019: 992: 974: 307: 296: 192: 213: 206: 199: 617: 615: 240:
Sold for scrapping, 6 July 1967, withdrawn from fleet, 18 July 1967
311: 300: 743: 585:, for $ 90,260. She was removed from the fleet, 18 July 1967. 687:. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration 531:, an American author, humorist, editor and columnist from 621: 574:, Alabama. She was sold for scrapping, 13 May 1970, to 1548: 789: 392:,  (manufactured by General Machinery Corp., 664:"St. John's River Shipbuilding, Jacksonville FL" 602: 600: 598: 666:. www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 16 October 2010 755: 8: 373:, operating at 220 psi (1,500 kPa) 762: 748: 740: 434:562,608 cubic feet (15,931 m) (grain) 437:499,573 cubic feet (14,146 m) (bale) 326:441 feet 6 inches (135 m) 685:Ship History Database Vessel Status Card 550:(MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2491, by the 369:2 × Oil fired 450 °F (232 °C) 594: 546:was laid down on 13 July 1944, under a 359:27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) 633: 489:20 millimeters (0.79 in) Oerlikon 20: 483:4 inches (102 mm)/50 caliber gun 32: 7: 1699:Ships built in Jacksonville, Florida 775:St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company 552:St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company 477:3 inches (76 mm)/50 caliber gun 112:St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company 606: 576:Union Minerals & Alloys, Corp. 14: 645: 499:37 millimeters (1.46 in) M1 212: 205: 198: 191: 34: 231:National Defense Reserve Fleet 1: 390:triple-expansion steam engine 376:2,500 hp (1,900 kW) 702:"Specifications (As-Built)" 71:War Shipping Administration 1725: 700:Davies, James (May 2004). 679:Maritime Administration. 622:St. John's River SBC 2010 566:She was allocated to the 246: 91:as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, 27: 23: 247:General characteristics 1210:Hendrik Willem Van Loon 568:Seas Shipping Co., Inc. 262:type EC2-S-C1, standard 237:, Alabama, 15 July 1949 82:Seas Shipping Co., Inc. 1475:Walter M. Christiansen 527:. She was named after 338:427 feet (130 m) 332:416 feet (127 m) 1403:Frederic W. Galbraith 779:Jacksonville, Florida 1709:Mobile Reserve Fleet 1484:Grover C. Hutcherson 1021:Elizabeth C. Bellamy 494:(AA) cannons and/or, 274:10,865 LT  16:Liberty ship of WWII 1550:Type T1-M-BT1 ships 1363:Morris C. Feinstone 994:Napoleon B. Broward 791:Type EC2-S-C1 ships 548:Maritime Commission 351:57 feet (17 m) 1237:William Crane Gray 1192:Hugh J. Kilpatrick 1102:Thomas A. McGinley 859:Richard Montgomery 832:John J. Crittenden 1681: 1680: 1327:Michael de Kovats 1300:Negley D. Cochran 1228:Jasper F. Cropsey 1165:James K. Paulding 1156:George E. Merrick 1084:James L. Ackerson 1039:Royal S. Copeland 1003:Arthur M. Huddell 967:William G. Sumner 868:John Philip Sousa 582:John S. Pillsbury 507: 506: 163:Sponsored by 1716: 1674: 1665: 1656: 1647: 1638: 1629: 1620: 1611: 1602: 1593: 1584: 1575: 1563: 1561:gasoline tankers 1541: 1532: 1523: 1514: 1505: 1502:Harold A. Jordan 1496: 1493:Fred C. Stebbins 1487: 1478: 1469: 1460: 1457:Isaac Mayer Wise 1451: 1442: 1439:Telfair Stockton 1433: 1424: 1415: 1406: 1397: 1384: 1375: 1366: 1357: 1348: 1339: 1336:John H. McIntosh 1330: 1321: 1312: 1303: 1294: 1285: 1282:Alfred I. Dupont 1276: 1267: 1258: 1249: 1240: 1231: 1222: 1213: 1204: 1195: 1186: 1177: 1168: 1159: 1150: 1141: 1132: 1123: 1120:Edward A. Filene 1114: 1111:Frederick Tresca 1105: 1096: 1087: 1078: 1075:Henry S. Sanford 1069: 1060: 1051: 1042: 1033: 1024: 1015: 1006: 997: 988: 979: 976:Peter Stuyvesant 970: 961: 952: 943: 934: 925: 922:Dwight W. Morrow 916: 907: 898: 889: 880: 871: 862: 853: 844: 835: 826: 817: 808: 796: 764: 757: 750: 741: 735: 733: 731: 716: 714: 712: 706: 696: 694: 692: 675: 673: 671: 649: 643: 637: 631: 625: 619: 610: 604: 217: 216: 210: 209: 203: 202: 196: 195: 42: 39: 38: 37: 21: 1724: 1723: 1719: 1718: 1717: 1715: 1714: 1713: 1684: 1683: 1682: 1677: 1668: 1659: 1650: 1641: 1632: 1623: 1614: 1605: 1596: 1587: 1578: 1569: 1553: 1552: 1544: 1538:Thomas L. Haley 1535: 1526: 1520:James H. Courts 1517: 1508: 1499: 1490: 1481: 1472: 1463: 1454: 1448:Louis Bamberger 1445: 1436: 1430:Isaac M. Singer 1427: 1418: 1409: 1400: 1387: 1381:George E. Waldo 1378: 1369: 1360: 1351: 1342: 1333: 1324: 1315: 1306: 1297: 1288: 1279: 1270: 1261: 1252: 1246:Ethelbert Nevin 1243: 1234: 1225: 1219:Stephen Beasley 1216: 1207: 1198: 1189: 1183:Raymond Clapper 1180: 1174:Thomas J. Lyons 1171: 1162: 1153: 1147:Arthur R. Lewis 1144: 1135: 1129:Richard K. Call 1126: 1117: 1108: 1099: 1090: 1081: 1072: 1066:Andrew Turnbull 1063: 1054: 1045: 1036: 1027: 1018: 1009: 1000: 991: 982: 973: 964: 955: 949:Edward M. House 946: 937: 928: 919: 910: 901: 892: 883: 877:Henry Watterson 874: 865: 856: 850:Robert Y. Hayne 847: 838: 829: 820: 811: 802: 795:"Liberty Ships" 794: 793: 785: 773:ships built by 768: 738: 729: 727: 719: 710: 708: 704: 699: 690: 688: 681:"Irvin S. Cobb" 678: 669: 667: 662: 658: 653: 652: 644: 640: 632: 628: 620: 613: 605: 596: 591: 564: 541: 401:screw propeller 364:Installed power 229:Laid up in the 211: 204: 197: 190: 40: 35: 33: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1722: 1720: 1712: 1711: 1706: 1701: 1696: 1686: 1685: 1679: 1678: 1676: 1675: 1666: 1657: 1648: 1639: 1630: 1621: 1612: 1603: 1594: 1585: 1576: 1566: 1564: 1546: 1545: 1543: 1542: 1533: 1524: 1515: 1506: 1497: 1488: 1479: 1470: 1466:Henry B. Plant 1461: 1452: 1443: 1434: 1425: 1416: 1407: 1398: 1395:Henry B. Plant 1390:Harald Torsvik 1385: 1376: 1372:David L. Yulee 1367: 1358: 1349: 1345:Jerry S. Foley 1340: 1331: 1322: 1313: 1309:Anna Dickinson 1304: 1295: 1286: 1277: 1268: 1259: 1255:W. S. Jennings 1250: 1241: 1232: 1223: 1214: 1205: 1196: 1187: 1178: 1169: 1160: 1151: 1142: 1138:August Belmont 1133: 1124: 1115: 1106: 1097: 1088: 1079: 1070: 1061: 1052: 1043: 1034: 1025: 1016: 1007: 998: 989: 980: 971: 962: 958:Harvey Cushing 953: 944: 935: 926: 917: 908: 904:Rufus C. Dawes 899: 890: 881: 872: 863: 854: 845: 836: 827: 823:Francis Asbury 818: 809: 799: 797: 787: 786: 769: 767: 766: 759: 752: 744: 737: 736: 717: 697: 676: 659: 657: 654: 651: 650: 638: 626: 611: 593: 592: 590: 587: 563: 560: 540: 537: 505: 504: 503: 502: 495: 485: 481:Stern-mounted 479: 473: 471:Varied by ship 466: 462: 461: 460: 459: 453: 445: 441: 440: 439: 438: 435: 430: 426: 425: 410: 406: 405: 404: 403: 397: 394:Hamilton, Ohio 384: 380: 379: 378: 377: 374: 365: 361: 360: 357: 353: 352: 349: 345: 344: 343: 342: 336: 330: 322: 318: 317: 316: 315: 304: 291: 287: 286: 285: 284: 278: 270: 266: 265: 264: 263: 260: 253: 252:Class and type 249: 248: 244: 243: 242: 241: 238: 225: 221: 220: 219: 218: 188: 180: 179:Identification 176: 175: 174:31 August 1944 172: 168: 167: 166:Ruth Alexander 164: 160: 159: 158:22 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: 1721: 1710: 1707: 1705: 1702: 1700: 1697: 1695: 1694:Liberty ships 1692: 1691: 1689: 1673: 1672: 1667: 1664: 1663: 1658: 1655: 1654: 1649: 1646: 1645: 1640: 1637: 1636: 1631: 1628: 1627: 1622: 1619: 1618: 1613: 1610: 1609: 1604: 1601: 1600: 1595: 1592: 1591: 1586: 1583: 1582: 1577: 1574: 1573: 1568: 1567: 1565: 1562: 1559: 1557: 1551: 1547: 1540: 1539: 1534: 1531: 1530: 1529:Fred Herrling 1525: 1522: 1521: 1516: 1513: 1512: 1507: 1504: 1503: 1498: 1495: 1494: 1489: 1486: 1485: 1480: 1477: 1476: 1471: 1468: 1467: 1462: 1459: 1458: 1453: 1450: 1449: 1444: 1441: 1440: 1435: 1432: 1431: 1426: 1423: 1422: 1417: 1414: 1413: 1408: 1405: 1404: 1399: 1396: 1392: 1391: 1386: 1383: 1382: 1377: 1374: 1373: 1368: 1365: 1364: 1359: 1356: 1355: 1350: 1347: 1346: 1341: 1338: 1337: 1332: 1329: 1328: 1323: 1320: 1319: 1318:John Ringling 1314: 1311: 1310: 1305: 1302: 1301: 1296: 1293: 1292: 1291:Irvin S. Cobb 1287: 1284: 1283: 1278: 1275: 1274: 1269: 1266: 1265: 1264:Filipp Mazzei 1260: 1257: 1256: 1251: 1248: 1247: 1242: 1239: 1238: 1233: 1230: 1229: 1224: 1221: 1220: 1215: 1212: 1211: 1206: 1203: 1202: 1197: 1194: 1193: 1188: 1185: 1184: 1179: 1176: 1175: 1170: 1167: 1166: 1161: 1158: 1157: 1152: 1149: 1148: 1143: 1140: 1139: 1134: 1131: 1130: 1125: 1122: 1121: 1116: 1113: 1112: 1107: 1104: 1103: 1098: 1095: 1094: 1093:Edward W. Bok 1089: 1086: 1085: 1080: 1077: 1076: 1071: 1068: 1067: 1062: 1059: 1058: 1057:Edwin G. Weed 1053: 1050: 1049: 1044: 1041: 1040: 1035: 1032: 1031: 1026: 1023: 1022: 1017: 1014: 1013: 1008: 1005: 1004: 999: 996: 995: 990: 987: 986: 985:James Screven 981: 978: 977: 972: 969: 968: 963: 960: 959: 954: 951: 950: 945: 942: 941: 936: 933: 932: 931:John S. Mosby 927: 924: 923: 918: 915: 914: 909: 906: 905: 900: 897: 896: 891: 888: 887: 882: 879: 878: 873: 870: 869: 864: 861: 860: 855: 852: 851: 846: 843: 842: 841:Sidney Lanier 837: 834: 833: 828: 825: 824: 819: 816: 815: 810: 807: 806: 805:Ponce De Leon 801: 800: 798: 792: 788: 784: 780: 776: 772: 765: 760: 758: 753: 751: 746: 745: 742: 726: 724: 723:Irvin S. Cobb 718: 703: 698: 686: 682: 677: 665: 661: 660: 655: 647: 642: 639: 636:, p. 23. 635: 630: 627: 623: 618: 616: 612: 608: 603: 601: 599: 595: 588: 586: 584: 583: 578:, along with 577: 573: 569: 561: 559: 557: 553: 549: 545: 544:Irvin S. Cobb 538: 536: 534: 530: 529:Irvin S. Cobb 526: 522: 521:United States 519:built in the 518: 514: 513: 512:Irvin S. Cobb 500: 496: 493: 492:anti-aircraft 490: 487:2–8 × single 486: 484: 480: 478: 474: 472: 469: 468: 467: 464: 463: 458: 454: 452: 448: 447: 446: 443: 442: 436: 433: 432: 431: 428: 427: 423: 419: 415: 411: 408: 407: 402: 398: 395: 391: 387: 386: 385: 382: 381: 375: 372: 368: 367: 366: 363: 362: 358: 355: 354: 350: 347: 346: 341: 337: 335: 331: 329: 325: 324: 323: 320: 319: 313: 310:(14,474  309: 305: 302: 298: 294: 293: 292: 289: 288: 283: 279: 277: 273: 272: 271: 268: 267: 261: 259: 256: 255: 254: 251: 250: 245: 239: 236: 232: 228: 227: 226: 223: 222: 215: 208: 201: 194: 189: 186: 183: 182: 181: 178: 177: 173: 170: 169: 165: 162: 161: 157: 154: 153: 149: 146: 145: 141: 138: 137: 133: 130: 129: 125: 122: 121: 117: 113: 110: 107: 106: 103:23 April 1943 102: 99: 98: 94: 90: 87: 86: 83: 80: 77: 76: 72: 69: 66: 65: 62: 61:Irvin S. Cobb 59: 56: 55: 52: 51:Irvin S. Cobb 49: 46: 45: 41:United States 31: 26: 22: 19: 1670: 1661: 1652: 1643: 1634: 1625: 1616: 1607: 1598: 1589: 1580: 1571: 1555: 1537: 1528: 1519: 1510: 1501: 1492: 1483: 1474: 1465: 1456: 1447: 1438: 1429: 1421:Junius Smith 1420: 1411: 1402: 1394: 1389: 1380: 1371: 1362: 1354:Robert Mills 1353: 1344: 1335: 1326: 1317: 1308: 1299: 1290: 1289: 1281: 1273:Henry Hadley 1272: 1263: 1254: 1245: 1236: 1227: 1218: 1209: 1200: 1191: 1182: 1173: 1164: 1155: 1146: 1137: 1128: 1119: 1110: 1101: 1092: 1083: 1074: 1065: 1056: 1047: 1038: 1029: 1020: 1011: 1002: 993: 984: 975: 966: 957: 948: 939: 930: 921: 913:Thomas Sully 912: 903: 895:William Byrd 894: 886:George Dewey 885: 876: 867: 858: 849: 840: 831: 822: 813: 804: 783:World War II 728:. Retrieved 722: 709:. Retrieved 707:. p. 23 689:. Retrieved 684: 668:. 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Irvin S. Cobb
War Shipping Administration
Seas Shipping Co., Inc.
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St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company
Jacksonville
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National Defense Reserve Fleet
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Hamilton, Ohio
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