ELIHU ROOT
![ElihuRoot_1401_001.jpg](/images/ElihuRoot_1401_001.jpg)
ElihuRoot_1401_001.jpg
Year Built
1943
Official Number
243558
Shipyard
J. A. Jones Construction Company
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
EC2-S-C1
Ship Length
--
Beam
--
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
4380.00 tons
Gross Tons
7176.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
499573.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
14180.00 tons
Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Sold - Scrap
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named
for Elihu Root (1845-1937). Elihu Root was an American lawyer, politician, and government official. Root served as U.S. Secretary of War from 1899-1904, U.S. Secretary of State from 1905-1909, and U.S. Senator from New York from 1909-1915. Root received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1912.
MARAD has no written history for the
Liberty ship Elihu Root at this time.
Vessel Name History
Milestones
Event | Date | Content |
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Entry
| 6/5/1946 | |
Acquisition
| 6/5/1946 | GRAIN PROGRAM 1953 |
Disposition
| 10/30/1969 | |
Withdrawl
| 10/30/1969 |
Ship Imagery
![ElihuRoot_1401_001.jpg](/images/ElihuRoot_1401_001.jpg)
![ElihuRoot_1401_002.jpg](/images/ElihuRoot_1401_002.jpg)
Status Cards
![1401_2580AF.jpg](/cards/1401_2580AF.jpg)
![1401_2580AB.jpg](/cards/1401_2580AB.jpg)
![1401_2580BF.jpg](/cards/1401_2580BF.jpg)
![1401_2580CF.jpg](/cards/1401_2580CF.jpg)
![1401_2580CB.jpg](/cards/1401_2580CB.jpg)
![20T_01.png](/cards/20T_01.png)
![20T_02.png](/cards/20T_02.png)
Documents
Date | Type | Name | Download | |
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(No Date) | ELIHU ROOT.pdf |
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(No Date) | ELIHU ROOT-1.pdf |
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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