AMERICAN MANUFACTURER
Year Built
1941
Official Number
240439
Shipyard
Western Pipe and Steel Company
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
C1-B
Ship Length
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Beam
--
Mast Height
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Net Tons
3988.00 tons
Gross Tons
6778.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
427346.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
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Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Sold - Scrap
Historical Narrative
There is no historical narrative for this vessel at this time.
Vessel Name History
Mission
| Mission Name |
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| World War II |
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Milestones
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Requisitioned
| 6/23/1942 | Requisitioned by the War Shipping Administration from U.S. Lines. The vessel was then chartered back to U.S. Lines. |
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Acquisition
| 8/25/1945 | War Shipping Administration took title of the vessel from U.S. Lines. |
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Entry
| 8/28/1947 | Vessel entered the reserve fleet at Lee Hall, Virginia (now James River Reserve Fleet) |
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Sale
| 2/6/1948 | Vessel sold for commercial operation to Leif Hoegh and Co. A/S |
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Withdrawal
| 2/11/1948 | Vessel withdrawn from reserve fleet following sale. |
Ship Imagery
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Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
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| (No Date) | AMERICAN MANUFACTURER.pdf |
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| (No Date) | AMERICAN MANUFACTURER-1.pdf |
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Plans
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Shipwreck Information
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