ANTHONY WAYNE
![AnthonyWayne_279_001.jpg](/images/AnthonyWayne_279_001.jpg)
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Year Built
1942
Official Number
241578
Shipyard
Permanente Metals Corporation
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
EC2-S-C1
Ship Length
422.80 feet
Beam
57.00 feet
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
4374.00 tons
Gross Tons
7181.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
500245.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
27.60 tons
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Sold - Scrap
Historical Narrative
This Liberty ship was named
for Anthony Wayne (1745-1796). Anthony
Wayne was a soldier and politician. Wayne was a general in the Continental Army
during the Revolutionary War and was made General in Chief of the Army from
1792-1796. Wayne served as Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from
Georgia from 1791-1792.
MARAD has no written history for the Liberty ship Anthony Wayne at this time.
Vessel Name History
Milestones
Event | Date | Content |
---|---|---|
Entry
| 10/26/1945 | |
Acquisition
| 10/26/1945 | |
Disposition
| 2/27/1960 | |
Withdrawl
| 2/27/1960 |
Ship Imagery
![AnthonyWayne_279_001.jpg](/images/AnthonyWayne_279_001.jpg)
![AnthonyWayne_279_004.jpg](/images/AnthonyWayne_279_004.jpg)
![AnthonyWayne_279_005.jpg](/images/AnthonyWayne_279_005.jpg)
![AnthonyWayne_279_008.jpg](/images/AnthonyWayne_279_008.jpg)
Status Cards
![279_530AF.jpg](/cards/279_530AF.jpg)
![279_530AB.jpg](/cards/279_530AB.jpg)
![279_530BF.jpg](/cards/279_530BF.jpg)
![H3_01.png](/cards/H3_01.png)
Documents
Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
No ship wreck information for this vessel