EDWARD D. BAKER
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Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named
for Edward D. Baker (1811-1861). Edward Dickinson Baker was a lawyer, politician, and soldier. Baker was Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois from 1845-1847, and from 1949-1851, and a U.S. Senator from Oregon from 1860-1861. Baker served as an officer in the U.S. Army during the Mexican-American War and in the Union Army during the Civil War. Baker was killed at the Battle of Ball's Bluff in October 1861.
MARAD has no written history for the
Liberty ship Edward D. Baker at this time.
Vessel Name History
Milestones
Event | Date | Content |
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Entry
| 5/22/1946 | |
Acquisition
| 5/22/1946 | |
Disposition
| 10/2/1959 | |
Withdrawl
| 10/2/1959 |
Ship Imagery
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Status Cards
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Documents
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(No Date) | EDWARD D. BAKER.pdf |
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Shipwreck Information
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