EDWARD EVERETT

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Year Built

1942

Official Number

242376

Shipyard

Oregon Shipbuilding Company

General Type

General Cargo

Specific Type

Break Bulk

MARAD Type

EC2-S-C1

Ship Length

Beam

Mast Height

Net Tons

4375.00 tons

Gross Tons

7176.00 tons

Cargo Capacity

499573.00 square feet

Draft, Summer

Draft, Lightweight

Displacement, Summer

Displacement, Lightweight

Immersion, Summer

Immersion, Lightweight

Fate

Sold - Scrap

Historical Narrative

This Liberty ship was named for Edward Everett (1794-1865). Edward Everett was a pastor, professor, politician, diplomat, and university administrator. Everett was a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts from 1825-1835, Governor of Massachusetts from 1836-1840, U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom 1841-1845, U.S. Secretary of State from 1852-1853, and a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts from 1853-1854. Everett served as the president of Harvard University from 1846-1848. Everett is also known for being the featured speaker at the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery in 1863, giving his speech immediately prior to Abraham Lincoln's more famous Gettysburg Address.

MARAD has no written history for the Liberty ship Edward Everett at this time.

Vessel Name History

EDWARD EVERETT

Mission

No Mission for this vessel

Historical Documents