EDWARD D. BAKER
Year Built
1943
Official Number
244006
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
500229.00 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 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
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents
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Milestones
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Entry
| 5/22/1946 | |
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Acquisition
| 5/22/1946 | |
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Disposition
| 10/2/1959 | |
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Withdrawl
| 10/2/1959 |
Ship Imagery
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Status Cards
Documents
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| (No Date) | EDWARD D. BAKER.pdf |
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| (No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
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