SAMUEL DEXTER
Year Built
1943
Official Number
243200
Shipyard
Delta Ship Building Company
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
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Net Tons
4360.00 tons
Gross Tons
7191.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
499573.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
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Draft, Lightweight
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Displacement, Summer
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Displacement, Lightweight
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Immersion, Summer
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Immersion, Lightweight
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Fate
Sold - Scrap
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named
for Samuel Dexter
(1761-1816). Samuel Dexter was an American politician. Dexter was a Member of
the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts from 1793-1795, U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts from 1799-1800, U.S. Secretary of War from
1800-1801, and U.S. Secretary of the Treasury in 1801.
MARAD has no written history for the Liberty ship Samuel Dexter at this time.
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