ARTHUR RIGGS
Year Built
1943
Official Number
242937
Shipyard
Oregon Shipbuilding Company
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
4370.00 tons
Gross Tons
7180.00 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 Arthur Riggs (1879-1942) Arthur
Riggs was an editor and author. Riggs edited the Manila Daily Bulletin
and the magazine Art and Archaeology.
MARAD has no written history for the Liberty ship Arthur Riggs at this time.
Vessel Name History
Milestones
Event | Date | Content |
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Entry
| 11/20/1947 | |
Acquisition
| 11/20/1947 | |
Disposition
| 4/6/1961 | |
Withdrawl
| 4/6/1961 |
Ship Imagery
No images for this vessel
Status Cards
Documents
Date | Type | Name | Download | |
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(No Date) | ARTHUR RIGGS.pdf | |||
(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