DAVID F. HOUSTON
Year Built
1943
Official Number
243775
Shipyard
North Carolina Shipbuilding Company
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
EC2-S-C1
Ship Length
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Beam
--
Mast Height
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Net Tons
4380.00 tons
Gross Tons
7176.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
499573.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
14282.00 tons
Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Sold - Scrap
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named
for David F. Houston (1866-1940).
David Franklin Houston was a professor, university administrator, and cabinet
appointee. Houston served as President of Texas A&M University from
1902-1905, President of the University of Texas from 1905-1908, and as the
Chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis from 1908-1913. Houston was
the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture from 1913-1920, and the U.S. Secretary of the
Treasury from 1920-1921.
MARAD has no written history for the Liberty ship David F. Houston at this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents
| Name | Download |
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Milestones
| Event | Date | Content |
|---|---|---|
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Entry
| 5/25/1946 | |
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Acquisition
| 5/25/1946 | |
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Disposition
| 7/29/1969 | |
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Withdrawl
| 7/29/1969 |
Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (No Date) | DAVID F. HOUSTON.pdf |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
No ship wreck information for this vessel
