ANDREW HAMILTON
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Year Built
1942
Official Number
242059
Shipyard
Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
EC2-S-C1
Ship Length
422.00 feet
Beam
57.00 feet
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
4380.00 tons
Gross Tons
7191.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
--
Draft, Summer
--
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Sold - Scrap
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named
for Andrew Hamilton (1676-1741).
Andrew Hamilton was a lawyer in the Thirteen Colonies. Hamilton is best known
for the successful defense of publisher John Zenger which set the precedent for
freedom of the press.
MARAD has no written history for the Liberty ship Andrew Hamilton at this time.
Vessel Name History
Milestones
Event | Date | Content |
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Entry
| 4/14/1948 | |
Acquisition
| 4/14/1948 | |
Disposition
| 5/11/1962 | |
Withdrawl
| 5/11/1962 |
Ship Imagery
Status Cards
Documents
Date | Type | Name | Download | |
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(No Date) | ANDREW HAMILTON.pdf | |||
(No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD | ||
(No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD | ||
(No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD | ||
(No Date) | Historical | SYSTEM UPLOAD |
Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
No ship wreck information for this vessel