ABNER DOUBLEDAY
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named
for Abner Doubleday (1819-1893).
Abner Doubleday was a career U.S. Army officer. Doubleday graduate from West
Point and was major general in the Union Army during the Civil War. Doubleday
has been historically credited with inventing the game of baseball, but recent
scholarship has cast doubt on this claim.
MARAD has no written history for the Liberty ship Abner Doubleday at this time.
Photo Captions
1.) Abner Doubleday underway, view of
port side. May 27, 1943. U.S. Coast Guard photograph.
2.) Abner Doubleday underway, view of
port side. August 7, 1943. U.S. Coast Guard photograph.
3.) Abner Doubleday underway, view of
starboard side. October 23, 1943. U.S. Coast Guard photograph.
Vessel Name History
No Mission for this vessel
Milestones
Event | Date | Content |
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Entry
| 11/30/1942 | Delivered to WSA by USMC Prod. Division |
Entry
| 9/30/1946 | Entered the Reserve Fleet. |
Disposition
| 1/18/1968 | Sold as scrap to Southern Scrap Material Company Ltd. |
Withdrawl
| 1/18/1968 | Physically withdrawn from fleet |
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Plans
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Shipwreck Information
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