A. P. HILL

A. P. Hill under way, port side, May 27, 1943, United States Coast Guard photo.

Year Built

1942

Official Number

242391

Shipyard

Houston Shipbuilding Corporation

General Type

General Cargo

Specific Type

Break Bulk

MARAD Type

EC2-S-C1

Ship Length

417.80 feet

Beam

56.10 feet

Mast Height

Net Tons

4370.00 tons

Gross Tons

7176.00 tons

Cargo Capacity

499573.00 square feet

Draft, Summer

28.00 tons

Draft, Lightweight

Displacement, Summer

Displacement, Lightweight

Immersion, Summer

Immersion, Lightweight

Fate

Scrapped

Historical Narrative

This Liberty ship was named for A.P. Hill (1825-1865). Ambrose Powell Hill, Jr. was an American military officer. Hill graduated from West Point and served as a U.S. Army officer during the Mexican-American War. Hill served in the Confederate Army, rising to the rank of lieutenant general before being killed during the Third Battle of Petersburg.

MARAD has no written history for the Liberty ship A. P. Hill at this time.

Vessel Name History

A. P. HILL

Mission

Mission Name
World War II

Historical Documents

Name	Download
SYSTEM UPLOAD
SYSTEM UPLOAD

Milestones

Event	Date	Content
Entry	10/31/1942	Delivered to WSA by Marine Transportation Lines Inc.
Acquisition	11/27/1946	Entered the Wilmington NC Reserve Fleet.
Withdrawl	10/12/1965	Sold as scrap to Union Minerals & Alloys Corporation for $45,551.