ALEXANDER W. DONIPHAN
Year Built
1944
Official Number
245718
Shipyard
Delta Ship Building Company
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
EC2-S-C1
Ship Length
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Beam
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Mast Height
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Net Tons
4380.00 tons
Gross Tons
7176.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
499573.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
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Draft, Lightweight
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Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
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Fate
Sold - Scrap
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named
for Alexander W. Doniphan
(1808-1887). Alexander William Doniphan was lawyer, soldier, and politician
from Missouri. Doniphan is best known for preventing the summary execution of
Mormon leader Joseph Smith.
MARAD has no written history for the Liberty ship Alexander W. Doniphan at this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents
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Milestones
| Event | Date | Content |
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Entry
| 1/16/1948 | |
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Acquisition
| 1/16/1948 | |
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Disposition
| 9/18/1964 | |
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Withdrawl
| 9/18/1964 |
Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
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| (No Date) | ALEXANDER W. DONIPHAN.pdf |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
No ship wreck information for this vessel
