FERDINAND A. SILCOX
Year Built
1943
Official Number
244631
Shipyard
Permanente Metals Corporation
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
499573.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
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Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
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Immersion, Lightweight
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Fate
Sold - Scrap
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named
for Ferdinand A. Silcox (1882-1939). Ferdinand Augustus Silcox was a soldier, forester, and government official. Silcox was an officer in the U.S. Army during World War I. Silcox served as the head of the U.S. Forest Service from 1933-1939.
MARAD has no written history for the
Liberty ship Ferdinand A. Silcox at this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents
| Name | Download |
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| SYSTEM UPLOAD |
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Milestones
| Event | Date | Content |
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Entry
| 11/30/1948 | |
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Acquisition
| 11/30/1948 | |
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Disposition
| 9/18/1969 | |
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Withdrawl
| 9/18/1969 |
Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
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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
