EDMUND G. ROSS
Year Built
1943
Official Number
244513
Shipyard
Oregon 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
501092.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
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Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
14269.00 tons
Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Sold - Scrap
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named
for Edmund G. Ross (1826-1907).
Edmund Gibson Ross was a soldier and politician. Ross was an officer in the Union Army during the Civil War. Ross served as a U.S. Senator from Kansas from 1866-1871, and governor of New Mexico Territory from 1885-1889. As a senator Ross cast the deciding vote that prevented the 1868 impeachment of President Andrew Johnson.
MARAD has no written history for the Liberty ship Edmund G. Ross at this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents
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Milestones
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Entry
| 6/7/1946 | |
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Acquisition
| 6/7/1946 | |
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Disposition
| 4/28/1961 | |
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Withdrawl
| 4/28/1961 |
Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
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| (No Date) | EDMUND G. ROSS.pdf |
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| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
No ship wreck information for this vessel
